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Meal families

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Peach bavarian

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

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Prawn fritters

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Poultry

Duck breast Rossini

Rossini : piece of meat, cut into medallion (several centimeters thick) on a slice of bread golden-browned in butter, topped with a slice of seared foie gras and covered with three truffle slices. The sauce is prepared with the cooking juices deglazed with Madeira and added grated black truffle.

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Cheeses

Bijou

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks.

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Seafish

Cotriade

Breton fish stew (kaoteriad contents of a pot) made with different kinds of fish and potatoes served with a broth.
This dish can be accompanied by herbs, shellfish, and vegetables.

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Eggs

Toupinel egg

Poached egg served in a baked potato and topped with Mornay sauce.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Peach crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Feathered game

Roasted pheasant with Perigueux sauce

Perigueux sauce : reduction of white wine or Madeira with a blonde roux to which diced black truffles are added.

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Seafish

Shad with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Hot Starters

Snails in bread crust

Dish made with bread dough.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed chanterelles

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with morels and vin jaune sauce

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Vin jaune sauce : sauce with cream, shallot, and Vin jaune.

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