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Meal families

Main courses

Aligot and grilled sausage

Aligot : mashed potatoes blended with butter, cream, and fresh Tome cheese from Aubrac, enriched with finely chopped or crushed garlic.

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Main courses

Tajine

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Financier

Rectangular cake made with butter, almond powder, and egg whites.

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Furred game

Steak of doe with huntsman sauce

Huntsman sauce : poivrade sauce thickened with cream, blood, and redcurrant jelly.

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Cheeses

Robiola 3 latti

Italy. Lombardy. Piedmont. Langhe.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw sheep's, goat’s and cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks.

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Sauces

Bagna cauda

A specialty originating from Piedmont.
Warm sauce made with anchovies, garlic, and olive oil, into which raw vegetables are dipped.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Raspberry with mascarpone

Mascarpone : equivalent of « crème fraîche » in Italian cuisine.

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Cold starters

Scallop sashimi

Sashimi : thin slices of raw fish or shellfish.

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Miscellaneous

Snail cassolette

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Red velvet cake

United States.
Layered red chocolate cake covered with cream cheese or roux frosting.
Traditionally served at Christmas or Valentine's Day.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Caramel soufflé

Served hot.

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Poultry

Chicken with satay sauce

Satay sauce : sauce made with coconut cream and peanut butter, with garlic, lime, chili and spices (coriander, cumin and fennel).

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Chocolate pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Milk chocolate

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Freshwater fish

Artic char with beurre blanc sauce

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

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