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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb provencale

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Provencal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Main meals

Berthoud

France. Haute-Savoie.
Abondance cheese rubbed with garlic, grated or cut, seasoned and covered with white wine then browned.
Served with jacket potatoes.

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with white wine sauce

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Poultry

Squab and spring garnish

Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated octopus

Octopus marinated in olive oil and sherry vinegar.
Served with salad, onion, pepper, tomato…

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Poultry

Roast duck with forestiere sauce

Forestiere sauce : sauce made from butter, mushrooms, crème fraîche and shallots.

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Others

Red curry

Thai speciality.
Complex combinations of spices or herbs (garlic, shallots, red chili peppers, galangal, shrimp paste, salt, kaffir lime peel, coriander root, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, peppercorns and lemongrass) with coconut milk and fish sauce.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Cream of asparagus with morels

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Main meals

Moitie-Moitie fondue

Mont d'or cheese fondue with gruyère.

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Desserts

Strawberry pavlova

Pavlova : meringue cake topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream.

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Veal

Veal escalope with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Cheeses

Goat camembert

Soft-ripened goat's milk cheese with a white mould rind.

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Sheep and Goats

Mutton chops with bacon

English-style : with bacon.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop a la nage

Nage : baking in a broth flavoured with butter, white wine, vegetables and herbs.

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