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Poultry
Guinea fowl in chartreuse with black truffle
Chartreuse : a dish cooked in a bain-marie, made of braised cabbage (or other vegetables) layered alternately with meat to create a contrast of colors.
Should be unmolded and served hot.
Poultry
Poached fattened chicken with cream sauce
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.
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Mendiants
Mendiants : chocolate disk garnished with candied fruits and dried fruits (originally almonds, figs, hazelnuts, raisins)
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Lobster claws in americaine sauce
American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."
Cooked meats
Sabodet
Cooking sausage made from pork head, tongue, and fat.
Serve hot with potatoes, cabbage, beans, or lentils.
Serve cold, after cooking, with a salad.
Desserts
Cadet Mathieu
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Apple and cream pie surrounded by golden egg-washed shortcrust pastry, filled with a cream made of flour, egg yolks, milk, sugar, apple slices, and vanilla.
Pork
Roast pork leg slice
Leg slice : thick, round slice cut crosswise from the shank.
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Big woods blue
United States. Minnesota.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.
Ripening : 6 to 8 months.
Cheeses
Sawtooth
United States. Washington.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 60 to 75 days.
Cheeses
Asiago d’allevo
Italy. Trentino-Alto Adige.Pressed and cooked cheese made from cow's milk.
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Waldorf salad
Julienned apple and celery salad with walnuts and a mayonnaise dressing.
> view pairingsOffal and tripe
Veal sweetbreads with financiere sauce
Financiere sauce : Demi-glace (a reduced sauce made from brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef) enhanced with Madeira and truffle essence.
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Pork roast with sweet spices
Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.
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Lobster raviole with fresh cream
Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.
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Mauricette
France. Grand Est. Alsace. Mulhouse.
Sandwich made with pretzel dough.
Cheeses
Appenzeller Extra
Switzerland. Appenzellerland.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 6 to 8 months.
Black label.