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Meal families

Sea fish

Citrus salmon gravlax

Gravlax: fresh salmon marinated with dill, spices and herbs, salt, sugar with a mustard sauce.

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Game animals

Venison fillet with huntsman sauce

Huntsman sauce : pepper sauce with blood from the meat, cream and red currant jelly.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes with melted butter

Melted butter : melted butter with reduced lemon juice and possibly pepper or chili.

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Main meals

Fish with meurette sauce

Meurette sauce : based on red wine with bacon and onion compote.

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Cheeses

Mont d’or

France. Franche-Comté. Haut-Doubs.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Available from September 10 to May 10.

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Desserts

Chocolate dome cake

Dark chocolate dome filled with chocolate mousse.

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Cheeses

Saingorlon

France. Rhône-Alpes.
Blue-veined pasteurized cow's milk cheese.

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Sauces

Garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

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Sauces

Snail butter

Butter with garlic, shallot and parsley.

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Sheep and Goats

Mutton daube

Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.

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Cooked meats

Country style terrine

Paté made with coarsely chopped ingredients like pork and flavored with herbs, spices... cooked in a terracotta container.
Serve cold or at room temperature.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Macaroni and cheese

Cooked macaroni pasta with a cheese sauce, generaly cheddar.

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