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Meal families

Main meals

Gratin dauphinois with black truffle

Dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

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Cheeses

Ash-ripened goat cheese log

Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.

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Others

Smørrebrød

Denmark.
Buttered slice of rye bread with one or more toppings (charcuterie, condiment, cheese, fish, etc).

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Main meals

Matelote

Matelote : red wine reduction with fish stock and mushrooms.

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with cherry

Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with spices

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with saffron

Saffron sauce : butter, crème fraîche, shallot, and fish stock.

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Rabbit

Rabbit with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sea fish

Roasted John Dory with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Desserts

Red berry 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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Desserts

Praline Napoléon cake

Russia.
Variety of praline mille-feuille.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pâté gaumais

Belgium.
Pork pie with meat marinated in wine or vinegar, spiced with herbs and aromatic seasonings.
Served hot or cold.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Poultry

Chicken with ivory sauce

Ivory sauce : supreme sauce (chicken velouté with cream) and meat glaze.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tagliatelle with black truffle

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