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Meal families

Sauces

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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Cheeses

Chevrotin des Bauges

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Soft-ripened goat's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Sea fish

Roasted turbot with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Sauces

Orange sauce

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops skewers

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Veal

Veal chop milanesa

Milanesa : with a Parmesan breadcrumb crust.

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Poultry

Duck manchon confit with cabbage

Duck wing drumette : upper part of the duck wing.

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Freshwater fish

Eel in green sauce

Flemish speciality : pieces of eel simmered in a mixture of finely chopped fresh herbs and served in a green herb sauce.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti with shellfish

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish gratin with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Cheeses

Bamalou

France. Occitania. Ariège.
Raw cow's milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Cheeses

Tête de moine Réserve

Switzerland. Bernese Jura.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Cold starters

Egg aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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