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Meal families

Desserts

Strawberry mille-feuille

Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.

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Cold starters

Avocado with shrimp sauce

Shrimp sauce : fish velouté mixed with shrimp butter.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Morel cream sauce

Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato croquettes with duck confit

Croquette with chopped duck confit and mashed potatoes or white sauce.

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Veal

Braised veal medallion

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Cold starters

Seafood with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Desserts

Rose des sables with chocolate milk

Rose des sables : cornflakes covered in chocolate.

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Warm starters

Spinach and ricotta raviole

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.
Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Pear ice cream

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with honey

Served cold, warm or hot.

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Cheeses

Schlossberger alt

Suisse. Bern. Zäziwil.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 18 to 23 months.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti alla puttanesca

Pasta dish made with tomatoes cooked with salted anchovies, garlic, capers, olives, and chili.

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