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Meal families

Desserts

Poached peaches in red wine

Peaches cooked in wine syrup with toasted almonds.

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Cooked meats

Poultry paté en croûte

Terrine of different meats wrapped in jelly and baked in a pie crust.
Served cold.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated scallops with citrus fruits

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Poultry

Duck breast with green peppercorn sauce

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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Langoustines risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Salmon pie

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Braised scallops

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Salad

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Main meals

Three cheese fondue

Cheese fondue made with Beaufort, Comté and Emmental.

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Main meals

Scallop and shrimp raviole with paprika

Paprika sauce : velouté reduced with cream, veal sauce, onion and paprika.

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Desserts

Strawberry with chantilly whipped cream

Chantilly cream : whipped cream with sugar.

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Poultry

Confit duck leg and gratin dauphinois

Gratin dauphinois : dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

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Desserts

Dark chocolate mirror cake

Miror cake : mousse set on a sponge base topped with a glaze.

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Desserts

Puits d’amour

Hollowed round cake in puff pastry or choux pastry stuffed with jam (apricot, raspberry or redcurrant jelly) or custard and topped with caramel or icing sugar.

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