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Meal families

Cold starters

Sea bass and red tuna carpaccio

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

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Cheeses

Bleu de Gex

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Haut-Jura.
Blue unpasteurised cow's milk cheese.

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Sea fish

Monkfish blanquette

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Poultry

Supreme of fattened chicken stuffed with black truffle and pommes mousseline

Supreme : boneless chicken breast with the flesh from the wings.
Potatoes mousseline : mashed potatoes mixed with egg yolks and whipped cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster a la nage in a beurre blanc sauce

Nage : baking in a broth flavoured with butter, white wine, vegetables and herbs.
Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Prawn aumoniere

Prawn meat cooked in filo pastry.

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Veal

Veal chop with morel sauce

Morel sauce: chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with red wine sauce

Aiguillette : thin strips of chicken breast.
Red wine sauce : sauce of veal stock and red wine mixed with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper and thyme.

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Sauces

Beurre blanc sauce

Reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Smoked salmon lasagne with mixed herbs

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Pork

Diots with polenta

Diot : minced pork sausage flavored with nutmeg cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Appetizers

Cheese breadsticks

Sticks of crisp and dry bread.

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with honey

Aiguillette : thin strips of chicken breast.

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Main meals

Tartiflette with Mont d’or

Tartiflette : dish made with cream, potatoes, cheese and bacon.

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Main meals

Tofailles

France. Grand-est. Vosges.
Dish cooked in a pot over a low heat (1h30 to 2h) made with onions, potatoes, slices of bacon or lardons and white wine with or without leek.
Served with a green salad.

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