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Meal families

Pork

Pork chop with charcutiere sauce

Charcutière sauce  : reduction of shallots, white wine and vinegar deglazed with demi-glace (a rich brown stock-based sauce), finished with mustard and julienned pickles.

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Sea fish

Halibut fillets with hollandaise sauce

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

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Desserts

Eggs in snow with raspberry

Eggs in snow : egg whites shaped with a spoon and poached in simmering milk or very hot water, accompanied by crème anglaise and generally topped with caramel.

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Cheeses

Tomme de Savoie

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a grey washed rind.
Ripening : 70 days minimum.

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Cooked meats

Duck paté with duck foie gras

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Endive gratin

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Blinis with salmon and shirred eggs

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Desserts

Petit four glacé

Glazed : spreading a shiny, often sweet, substance over food before finishing the cooking, so that when served, the food has a shiny appearance.

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Cheeses

Brie de Nangis

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Brie.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Warm starters

Ficelle picarde

France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Oise. Somme. (Picardy).
Crêpe filled with a preparation of mushrooms, crème fraîche, York ham with shallot, nutmeg, onion and topped with grated Emmental cheese.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb irish stew

Ireland.
Mutton stew with carrots, onions, and potatoes.
Traditional dish.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White asparagus with langoustines

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Desserts

Cherry merveilleux

Belgium. France.
Merveilleux : Sphere or half-sphere shaped cake made of two meringues joined with praline whipped cream, covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.

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Poultry

Chicken with cream sauce and button mushrooms

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Vieux Boulogne

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais. Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with an orange-colored washed-rind.

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