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Meal families

Sea fish

Red tuna tartare

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

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Sauces

Béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seafood linguine

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Sheep and Goats

Salt-crusted lamb with broad beans

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Freshwater fish

Artic char with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sauces

Champagne sauce

Champagne sauce : Champagne with thick crème fraîche, fish stock (or veal or poultry stock), shallots, parsley, salt and pepper.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated bay scallops in lemon

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Desserts

Vatrushka with vanilla

Russia. Ukraine.
Brioche-style cake filled with cream cheese, sometimes flavored.

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Beef

Roasted rib steak with shallots

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Salads

Caesar salad

Romaine salad with garlicky croutons, eggs, Parmesan cheese, and a dressing made of lemon juice, olive oil, and Worcestershire sauce.

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Sauces

Provençal sauce

Provençal sauce : crushed tomatoes and a garlic clove sautéed in oil.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Quince sorbet

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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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Desserts

Chocolate pavé

Chocolate cake cut into cubes.

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