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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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Others

Shashlik

Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, Iran, Uzbekistan, Russia, Tajikistan…
Skewers of leg of mutton, sometimes beef or pork, marinated and matured in a flavoured vinaigrette.

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Sauces

Mint sauce

Mint sauce : vinegar with sugar and chopped mint leaves.

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Desserts

Black plum pavlova

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

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Veal

Braised veal shank

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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Offal and tripe

Braised veal sweetbreads with Perigourdine sauce

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..
Perigourdine sauce : Périgueux sauce (white wine reduction with a blond roux and diced black truffles) with onion, shallots and foie gras.

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Main meals

Pike-perch matelote with pinot noir

Matelote : red wine reduction with fish stock and mushrooms.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bordeaux style crayfish

Crayfish flambéed with Cognac and a mirepoix with a tomato-based sauce and white wine.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Steamed scallops

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Pork

Rethel boudin blanc

France. Champagne-Ardenne. Ardennes.
White sausage made only from pork meat with milk instead of blood.

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Sea fish

Halibut fillets with hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : vinegar reduction with shallots, mixed with egg yolk and melted butter.

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Desserts

Paris-Brest

Ring-shaped pastry made of choux pastry and a praline flavoured cream with sliced almonds.

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Veal

Amourettes with morel and potato

Amourettes fritters of animals testicules.

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Appetizers

Garlic bread

Bread with garlic butter.

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Desserts

Pink biscuits of Reims Charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with biscuits, sponge cake or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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