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Meal families

Poultry

Pigeon with sweet spices

Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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Beef

Grilled beef with Colbert sauce

Colbert sauce : maitre d'hotel butter with gravy and tarragon.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with black truffle

Supreme : boneless chicken breast with the flesh from the wings.

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Cheeses

Crottin de Champcol

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher.
Soft-ripened pasteurized goat's cheese with mould on the rind.

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Sea fish

Steamed sea bass with black truffle

Steam or stew : Steaming in a container closed by a lid.

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Cheeses

Brie de Melun

France. Brie. Melun.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with white mould rind.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Fish sauerkraut

Sauerkraut with haddock, monkfish and salmon.

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Cheeses

Ada’s Honor

United States. Maine.
Soft-ripened goat's milk cheese with natural rind.

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Freshwater fish

Artic char a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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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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Warm starters

White truffle raviole

Ravioles : filled pasta smaller and less thick than raviolis.

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Sea fish

Sole fillets 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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Cheeses

Caprice des Dieux

France.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with rind.

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