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Meal families

Game birds

Young partridge in chartreuse of vegetables

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.
Chartreuse : dish cooked in a water bath consisting of cabbage (or other vegetables) braised arranged alternately layered with a meat to alternate colors.
Should be unmolded and served hot.

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Others

Kebab

Mediterranean cuisine.
Skewersed grilled or roasted meat.

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Beef

Tagliata

Tagliata : Italian cuisine. Thin slices of grilled beef served with a rocket salad and sauce vierge.

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Sauces

Colbert sauce

Colbert sauce : maitre d'hotel butter with gravy and tarragon.

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Main meals

Gratin savoyard

Dish based on reblochon with potatoes, bacon and sometimes onion.

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Desserts

Redcurrant pavlova

Pavlova : meringue cake topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream.

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Cold starters

Pike mousseline with crawfish sauce

Mousseline : light culinary preparation to which whipped cream is added.

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Freshwater fish

Trout au bleu

Blue: cooked in court-bouillon and vinegar.

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Cooked meats

Rillons

France. Touraine.
Pork belly browned and confit in fat.

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Cheeses

Beaufort old

France. Savoie.
Raw whole cow’s milk cheese.
Ripening : over 10 months.

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with sauce homardine

Sauce homardine : Lobster bisque with cream.

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Main meals

Ratatouille

Vegetable stew (eggplant, zucchini, onion, pepper, tomato) cooked with olive oil and garlic.
Served hot or cold.

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Sea fish

Grilled sea bream a la provencale

Provencal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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