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Meal families

Desserts

Fresh fruit soup

(pineapple and peach)

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Sauces

Shrimp butter

Butter mixed with blended shrimp.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with black truffle oil

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seven-vegetable couscous with herb broth

Steamed wheat semolina served with a vegetable stew (purple artichoke, carrot, zucchini, fava bean, turnip, green pea, tomato) accompanied by a spiced broth.
Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Poached scallops

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Cheeses

Vacherin d’Abondance

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie. Abondance.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind encircled with a strip of spruce bark.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Poultry

Bresse chicken with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb noisette with garlic cream

Noisette : round-shaped piece of meat taken from the leg, loin, or rack.
Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

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Cheeses

Soumaintrain refined with blackcurrant and blackcurrant liqueur

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Soumaintrain stuffed with blackcurrant berries soaked in blackcurrant liqueur.
Ripening : 2 to 3 days.

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Desserts

Savarin with whipped cream

Savarin : kind of rum baba without raisins.
Chantilly cream : whipped cream with sugar.

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Desserts

Iced chocolate and raspberry parfait

Parfait : frozen dessert made with heavy cream, eggs, and a flavoring (alcohol, fresh or dried fruit purée, chocolate, vanilla, etc.).

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Cooked meats

Cold cut and salad buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

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