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Mauricette

France. Grand Est. Alsace. Mulhouse.
Sandwich made with pretzel dough.

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Sea fish

Shad with sorrel

Shad stuffed with a preparation made from sorrel leaves.

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Cheeses

Appenzeller Surchoix

Switzerland. Appenzellerland.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 to 6 months.
Gold label.

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Sauces

Supreme sauce

Supreme sauce : velouté of poultry and/or veal that is reduced and enriched with cream.

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Sea fish

Monkfish with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Desserts

Trianon

Almond cake base topped with crunchy praline and chocolate mousse.

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Desserts

Mont-blanc

Meringue cake covered with Chantilly cream and topped with chestnut cream, then dusted with icing sugar.

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Beef

Beef bourguignon

Slow-cooked beef in red wine in a covered pot, with mushrooms, pearl onions, and bacon.
Served with boiled potatoes or pasta.

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Cheeses

Raw mozzarella

Mozzarella : fresh and stretched-curd cheese made from buffalo milk.

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Veal

Veal grenadine with mushrooms

Veal grenadine : Slice of meat cut from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb with parsley sauce

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Parsley sauce : parsley, lemon juice and olive oil or butter.

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Cheeses

Goat camembert

Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Veal

Veal medallion with vin jaune

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

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Button mushroom tart

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Cheeses

Grana Padano Riserva

Italy. Po River Valley.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : over 20 months.

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Desserts

Savarin with rum

Savarin : kind of rum baba without raisins.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Fines de claire oyster

Fines de claire : oysters matured for 4 -8 weeks in oyster ponds.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Onion tart

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