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Meal families

Poultry

Fattened chicken in demi-deuil with albufera sauce

Demi-deuil : slices of truffle inserted between skin and flesh to infuse the aroma.
Albufera sauce : supreme sauce (cream of poultry and/or veal reduced and added with cream) supplemented with meat glaze and sometimes duck foie gras and Port wine.

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Sea fish

Sole fillets with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Beef

Spicy steak tartare

Steak tartare : minced meat served raw with capers, chives, gherkins, onions, chopped parsley, and a raw egg yolk.

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Sauces

Ivory sauce

Ivory sauce : supreme sauce (chicken velouté with cream) and meat glaze.

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Cheeses

Orval

Belgium.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.

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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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Main meals

Fondue bourguignonne

Dish of beef fried in oil, served with various sauces (ketchup, mayonnaise, béarnaise sauce, tartar sauce, Worcestershire sauce, etc.).

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Desserts

Caramelized apple

Apple coated with a soft cream caramel and held at the end of a stick.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Pacific oysters

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Sheep and Goats

Champvallon style lamb chops

Champvallon : baked between two layers of potatoes with poultry broth.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops with saffron

Saffron sauce : butter, crème fraîche, shallot, and fish stock.

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Cheeses

Smažený hermelín

Czech Republic.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind breaded.

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Desserts

Redcurrant vacherin

Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.

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Sea fish

Smoked salmon pancake

Galette : savory crepe.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato gratin with porcini mushrooms

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