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Meal families

Cheeses

Bleu de Gex

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

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Cooked meats

Small chitterling sausage with red wine

Sausage cooked with red wine and deglazed with cream.

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Desserts

Croquembouche

Tiered cake with choux pastry balls piled into a cone and bound with threads of caramel.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster americaine

Américaine Sauce : lobster coral mixed with chopped onions, cream, eggs, white wine, brandy, salt, cayenne pepper and softened butter.

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Veal

Veal chop with gremolata

Gremolata : chopped parsley with garlic and grated lemon peel.

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Desserts

Pear bavarian cream

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

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Poultry

Duck Apicius

Duck with honey and spices.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster with melted butter

Lobster served with melted butter with reduced lemon juice and possibly pepper or chili.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Hummus

Mashed chickpeas and tahini (sesame cream) seasoned with garlic, salt and lemon juice. Served with olive oil.

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Sea fish

Turbot with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce with whipped cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato gratin

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Desserts

Mango bavarois

Bavarois : cold moulded dessert made ​​with custard or fruit puree, mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with tapenade

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.
Tapenade: garlic, capers, anchovies, black olives, pepper and olive oil.

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Cooked meats

Lonzu

France. Corsica.
Cold meats, prepared with salt and wine then dried, peppered and smoked.

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Cheeses

Le bleu 1924

France.
Blue-veined cheese from pasteurized goat's, sheep's and cow’s milk.

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