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Meal families

Game birds

Roasted pheasant with Perigueux sauce

Perigueux sauce : reduction of white wine or Madeira with a blonde roux to which diced black truffles are added.

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Veal

Piccata milanese

Italy.
Piccata : thin slices of meat, typically chicken or veal, lightly floured and browned, then sautéed in olive oil and served with a sauce made by deglazing the pan with white wine, combined with lemon juice, butter, parsley, and capers.

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Desserts

Puits d’amour

Round, hollowed-out pastry made from puff or choux pastry, filled with jam (apricot, raspberry, or redcurrant jelly) or pastry cream, and topped with caramel or powdered sugar.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines with black truffle juice

Truffle juice : juice obtained during the sterilization of the truffle.
Served cold.

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Sea fish

Halibut ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca artesano curado

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk, brown in color.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.

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Rabbit

Rabbit with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Pork

Boudin blanc with apples

Boudin blanc : white sausage made of white meat with milk instead of blood.

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Desserts

Ambassadeur

Sponge cake soaked in Grand Marnier (sometimes Kirsch), layered with pastry cream filled with candied fruits, and topped with marzipan (typically green).

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Desserts

Tropézienne

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Brioche split in two and filled with a mixture of pastry cream and buttercream, topped with pearl sugar.

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Cheeses

Carré frais

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Normandy. Seine-Maritime.
Fresh cheese made from pasteurized cow’s milk.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Fettucine Alfredo with mushrooms

Fetuccine Alfredo : Pasta dish made with long pasta mixed with butter and Parmesan cheese.

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Poultry

Guinea fowl salmis with cabbage

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Sea fish

Brandade with black truffle

Brandade : mixture of fish and olive oil.

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Cheeses

Orval

Belgium.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.

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