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Meal families

Game animals

Venison fillet with peppercorn sauce

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

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Desserts

Eggs in snow with raspberry

Eggs in snow : egg whites shaped with a spoon and poached in simmering milk or very hot water, accompanied by crème anglaise and generally topped with caramel.

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Veal

Roasted veal medallion

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Poultry

Duck breast with cherry and sweet and sour sauce

Sweet and sour sauce : Tomato sauce with shallot, olive oil and bay leaf.

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Main meals

Tartiflette with Mont d’or

Tartiflette : gratin dish made with cream, potatoes, cheese and bacon bits, baked with cheese.

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Beef

Rib steak with coarse salt

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish gratin with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Desserts

Black plum pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Main meals

Galette with goat cheese

Galette : savory crepe.

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Cooked meats

Rillauds

France. Pays de la Loire. Maine-et-Loire.
Pork belly with crispy crackling, rendered and confit in fat.

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Cheeses

Reblochon fermier

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk (Green label).
Made from milk sourcing from a single herd of cows.

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Cooked meats

Pâté de campagne with black pepper

Pâté made with coarsely chopped ingredients such as pork, flavored with herbs and spices, and cooked in a terracotta dish.
Served cold or at room temperature.

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Desserts

Pretzel

Knot-shaped bread or brioche covered with coarse salt.

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Cheeses

Milleens

Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind orange-colored.
Ripening : 4-10 weeks.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted rack of lamb with garlic cream

Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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Main meals

Salmon sushi

Sushi : vinegared cooked rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables, or sometimes tropical fruits.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Ginger prawn

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Game animals

Saddle of hare with poivrade sauce

Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta and clams

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