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Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb with rosemary

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Poultry

Duck aiguillette with greeen peppercorn sauce

Aiguillette : thin strips of chicken breast.
Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots drizzled with Cognac before being reduced, added with crushed pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Desserts

Chocolate passion trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake covered with fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes jam, custard and whipped cream arranged in layers.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Fried seafood

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Cheeses

Le Trou du Cru

Commercial soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with a washed rind with marc de Bourgogne.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Beef

Roast beef tournedos

Tournedos: slice cut from the end portion of tenderloin.

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Main meals

Cheese fondue

Switzerland.
Dish based hard cheeses (Beaufort, Comté, Swiss Gruyere, Vacherin Fribourg).

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Cold starters

Seafood mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : oil emulsion with egg yolk, mustard and pepper, sometimes with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Sea fish

Salmon in parchment 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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Sauces

Porcini mushroom cream sauce

Porcini mushrooms and shallots with veal stock, cream and white wine.

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