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Meal families

Poultry

Roasted duck with bordelaise sauce

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

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Cheeses

Ricotta

Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

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Cheeses

Rebibes de L’Etivaz

Rebibes : cheese shavings.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta al limone

Pasta with cream and lemon.

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Sea fish

Salmon and tuna ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Boiled crab

Crab cooked in a broth.

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Desserts

Frangipane cake

Frangipane : almond-based cream mixed with pastry cream with butter, eggs, sugar and flavored with rum.

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Offal and tripe

Veal kidney with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Chicken pie

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Desserts

Charlotte royale

Charlotte made with bavarian cream and ladyfingers.

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Sea fish

Sautéed darne of salmon

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.

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Cooked meats

Goose paté with goose foie gras and black truffle

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Appetizers

Radish and butter

Radishes served with salt and butter.

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Main meals

Inarizushi

Fried tofu stuffed with sweet and vinegared rice.

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Beef

Tagliata

Italian cuisine.
Thin slices of grilled beef served with arugula salad, parmesan shavings and virgin sauce.

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Appetizers

Crab cake

United States.
Choped crabmeat fritter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Arcachon gravettes prepared Bordelaise-style

Gravette : Arcachon bay oyster.
Bordeaux style : with small sausages or warm crépinettes.

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