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Meal families

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Black plum pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Cheeses

Cremont

United States. Vermont.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized goat’s and cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 weeks.

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Main courses

Mushroom fondue

Fondue made with Gruyère, Vacherin Fribourgeois, and mushrooms.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Fish croquettes

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Feathered game

Mallard salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Whippet cookie

Dry biscuit topped with dome-shaped marshmallow, all coated in chocolate.
Sometimes, you find a fruit jelly between the marshmallow and the biscuit.

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Hot Starters

Soufflé

Served hot.

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Consommés, Broths and Soups

Frog legs velouté

Velouté  : soup with cream and egg yolk added.

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Beef

Roasted beef cut with pepper sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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Pork

Diots with cabbage

Diot : chopped pork sausage flavored with nutmeg and cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Freshwater fish

Fish quenelles with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : butter, olive oil, lemon juice and white wine with parsley.

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Veal

Veal frikandel

Minced veal with breadcrumbs, eggs and onion cooked in a round patty shape and served with a spicy sauce.

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Main courses

Fresinat

France. Occitania. Tarn.
Fatty pieces of pork meat (normally pork jowl) cut into cubes and cooked in duck fat served with sautéed potatoes and a persillade sauce.

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