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Meal families

Sauces

Mint sauce

Mint sauce : vinegar with sugar and chopped mint leaves.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White truffle risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Cheeses

Tête de moine Bio

Switzerland. Bernese Jura.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk and complying with the requirements of the « Bio Suisse » label.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops a la nage

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes and hollandaise sauce

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

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Cheeses

Tête de moine Fermière

Switzerland. Bernese Jura.
Pressed and cooked (over a wood fire) cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk and complying with the requirements of the « Bio Suisse » label.
Ripening : 100 days minimum.

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Desserts

Paris-Brest

Pastry in the shape of a crown, made of choux pastry filled with praline mousseline cream and topped with flaked almonds.

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Cold starters

Seafood paté

Served cold.

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Cold starters

Lobster paté

Served cold.

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Appetizers

Radish and herb butter

Herb butter : Softened butter with chopped herbs (chives, tarragon, and parsley), pepper, and salt.

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Poultry

Chicken in curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Veal

Roasted veal grenadine

Veal grenadine : Slice of meat cut from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

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Offal and tripe

Lamb kidneys and white wine

Kidneys pan-fried in oil and braised in wine.

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Cheeses

Aiglon aux herbes

France. Grand Est. Vosges.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk aged with Provence herbs, black and white pepper, and bird’s eye chili.
Ripening : 4 months.

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Desserts

Caramel crème renversée

Baked custard served in a ramekin with a caramel bottom, or unmolded, inverted, and topped with caramel.

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Main meals

Lamb tajine with apricots

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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