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Meal families

Consommé and Soup

Gazpacho

Spain. Portugal.
Cold soup made from raw vegetables (cucumber, onion, pepper, tomato) blended with water or ice cubes, seasoned with garlic, olive oil, salt and vinegar.

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Beef

Grilled entrecote 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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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with white wine sauce

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Cheeses

Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Drôme. Isère.
Soft blue cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : at least 3 weeks.

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Cheeses

Beaufort d’été

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Type of Beaufort cheese produced from June 1 to October 31.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Desserts

Rice Condé

Rice pudding with a sugar-egg mixture added at the end of cooking.

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Cooked meats

Duck paté with duck foie gras and black truffle

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Garlic prawns

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Sauces

Colbert sauce

Colbert sauce : maitre d'hotel butter with gravy and tarragon.

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Others

Sterlet caviar

Russian caviar.

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Poultry

Bresse chicken with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed artichokes with shrimp

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Cheeses

Valençay

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher. Indre. Berry.
Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Cheeses

Crumbly Lancashire

United Kingdom. Lancashire.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 6 to 8 weeks.

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Desserts

Peach pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pizza quattro formaggi

Pizza made with a combination of four types of melted cheese. Traditionally, the cheeses include mozzarella, gorgonzola, Grana Padano, Parmesan, Pecorino, Provolone, ricotta, scarmorza, and others.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed bay scallops with Noilly Prat

Noilly Prat : vermouth with notes of chamomile and coriander.

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