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Meal families

Sauces

Black truffle butter

Black truffle butter : butter with black truffle and Cognac.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters and lemon

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Salads

Caprese salad

Tomato, mozzarella, and basil salad.

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Poultry

Duck salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Cheeses

Alex

Germany. Allgäu.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind (infused with a special blend of herbs and elderflowers).
Ripening : 7 months.

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Rabbit

Rabbit with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Poultry

Souvarov-style pigeon

Souvarov : stuffing with fresh foie gras and black truffle cooked in terrine.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Vegetable tart

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Desserts

Chocolate Saint-Honoré

Saint-Honoré : puff pastry or shortcrust base topped with choux pastry before baking, then covered with pastry cream and small cream-filled choux puffs glazed with caramel around the edges.
The center of the cake is filled with whipped cream or a Chiboust cream (pastry cream mixed with Italian meringue).

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Sea fish

Shad with sorrel

Shad stuffed with a preparation made from sorrel leaves.

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Pork

Braised pork chop

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

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Main meals

Fondue normande

Fondue made with soft cheese without rind (Camembert, Livarot, Pont-l’Évêque…) with Calvados, cream or milk, and shallot.

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Desserts

Sablé with salted butter and cherry jam

Sablé : cake, usually round with fluted edges, made from shortcrust pastry (butter, flour, sugar, and sometimes egg yolk).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters au gratin

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Poultry

Chicken quesadillas

Mexico.
Corn tortilla filled with cheese and chicken.

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