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Meal families

Seafish

Darne of salmon with sorrel sauce

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Main courses

Parmigiana

Italy.
Aubergine and tomato gratin.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Cheeses

Le Gruyère

Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow’s milk with few or no holes.
Ripening : 6 to 9 months.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Poire Belle-Hélène

Poached pears in syrup, served with vanilla ice cream, melted chocolate, and crystallized violets.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish with white wine sauce

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Cheeses

Off Kilter

United States. Washington.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a beer-washed rind (Scotch ale).

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Beef

Grilled beef with bone marrow

Grilled beef on which we spread the marrow after cooking.

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Seafish

Grilled salmon a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Grilled eggplants

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pièce montée

Traditional large dessert served at communions, weddings, or festive meals.
Generally features an architectural shape and significant ornamentation.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Zucchini provençal

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Hazelnut bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Furred game

Marinated venison with huntsman sauce

Huntsman sauce : poivrade sauce thickened with cream, blood, and redcurrant jelly.

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Beef

Grilled beef with poivrade sauce

Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

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Sauces

Barbecue sauce

Barbecue sauce : tomato- and vinegar-based sauce with a smoky note and various ingredients such as garlic, oil, onion, honey, mustard, paprika, and chili.

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