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Meal families

Offal and tripe

Lyon-style gras-double

Gras-double : tripe cooked with onions.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Coffee bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pickled vegetables

Vegetable pieces (carrot, chayote, lemon, cabbage, green beans, onion…) cut into strips and cooked in oil with garlic, spices (turmeric, ginger, chili), then vinegarized.

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Sauces

Albufera sauce

Albufera sauce : supreme sauce (cream of poultry and/or veal reduced and added with cream) supplemented with meat glaze and sometimes duck foie gras and Port wine.

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Seafish

Salmon carpaccio with lime

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

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Sauces

Madeira sauce

Madeira sauce : demi-glace (reduced brown stock) with Madeira.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Frozen strawberry soufflé

Served hot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Imperial fried shrimp

Fried shrimp with spicy sauce (ginger, chili, pepper, soy sauce, , etc) and cashew nuts.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White asparagus with hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.

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Cheeses

Epoisses

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a marc de Bourgogne washed rind.

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Offal and tripe

Calf’s brain with black butter

Beurre noir (black butter sauce) : butter cooked until it takes on a dark color, in reaction with an acid (capers, lemon juice, white wine, vinegar).

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Chocolate soufflé

Served hot.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb chops with Pont-Neuf potatoes and spices

Pont-Neuf potatoes : rectangular potatoes cut like big french fries and fried in oil twice.

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Seafish

Grilled red mullet with tapenade

Tapenade : garlic, capers, anchovy fillets, black olives, pepper, and olive oil.

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Cheeses

Vacherin fribourgeois Extra

Switzerland. Fribourg.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

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