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Meal families

Cold starters

Cold lobster bavarois

Cold starter with coral and lobster coulis in jelly.

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Cold starters

Chicken aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Desserts

Savarin with raspberry

Savarin : kind of rum baba without raisins.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Mashed potato

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Ice cream and sorbets

Fruit sorbet

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Desserts

Praline bavarian cream

Bavarois : chilled molded dessert made with custard or fruit purée, combined with whipped cream and gelatin.

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Sea fish

Sea Bream carpaccio with citrus

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Desserts

Caramel pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Grilled porcini mushrooms

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Beef

Beef estouffade

Estouffade : long cooking in liquid over low heat in a closed container.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster Bellevue

Bellevue : presentation of a shellfish (typically lobster or spiny lobster served in medallions), a whole fish, or a meat (often poultry) cooked whole, served cold and coated with aspic jelly.
Often accompanied by mayonnaise or andalouse sauce (mayonnaise with tomato puree and spices), vegetables, or hard-boiled eggs.

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Warm starters

Langoustine raviole

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Main meals

Fondue bourguignonne

Dish of beef fried in oil, served with various sauces (ketchup, mayonnaise, béarnaise sauce, tartar sauce, Worcestershire sauce, etc.).

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Cheeses

Edam

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.

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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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Appetizers

Cheese breadsticks

Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.

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