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Meal families

Main meals

Turbot and oyster tartare

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop tartare with herbs

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed scallops with Noilly Prat

Noilly Prat : vermouth with notes of chamomile and coriander.

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Cheeses

Robiola di Roccaverano

Italy. Lombardy. Piedmont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw sheep's, goat’s and/or cow's milk with a natural rind.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters au gratin

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Poultry

Goose confit

Served hot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster carpaccio with vanilla

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

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Sea fish

Turbot soufflé with Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Blinis with smoked salmon

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Cheeses

Crü di capra

Italy. Lombardy.
Pressed, uncooked pasteurized goat's milk cheese.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Desserts

Pear bavarian cream

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

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Beef

Grilled beef tournedos with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with almonds and dates

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Poultry

Squab with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
Soubise sauce : béchamel with onion, butter, fresh cream, salt and pepper.

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Veal

Veal Marengo

Marengo : cooked in a casserole with mushrooms, onion, tomato and white wine.

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Sea fish

Tuna 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

Schlossberger alt

Suisse. Bern. Zäziwil.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 18 to 23 months.

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Cheeses

Glacier blue

United States. Washington.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 75 days.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Fruit sorbet

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