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Meal families

Game animals

Venison and sauce poivrade

Pepper sauce: mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, diced bacon, herbs (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or venison stock and black peppercorns.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed chanterelle

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Cheeses

Vacherin fribourgeois Rustic

Switzerland. Fribourg.
Semi-soft cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 12 weeks minimum to 20-25 weeks.

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Beef

Hachis parmentier

Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed clams

Pair according to the stuffing.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Acadian tourtière

Canada. Quebec.
Pie made with pork meat (50% minimum) cut into cubes and flavored with: cinnamon, cloves.
The meat can be accompanied by other meats (beef, turkey, game, etc.), celery, bacon, onion, potatoes, etc.

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Desserts

Savarin with candied fruit

Savarin : kind of rum baba without raisins.

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Cheeses

Cantal affiné

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal.
Semi-hard cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Cold starters

Sea bass carpaccio with dill

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Veal

Veal chop with gremolata

Gremolata : chopped parsley with garlic and grated lemon peel.

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Sea fish

Roasted darne of salmon

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles in a beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Sheep and Goats

Provencal lamb skewers

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

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Sauces

Bourguignonne sauce

Partial reduction of shallot or onion and red wine with a bouquet garni (parsley, thyme and bay leaf) bound with a veal stock or a Spanish sauce.

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Desserts

Cofee bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard cream mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine flavored with an alcohol.

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