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Meal families

Eggs

Cloud eggs

Whipped egg whites with egg yolk and grated cheese.

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Beef

Bordeaux style entrecote

Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Baked oysters with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Cooked meats

Head cheese

Small pieces of pork meat usually cooked with small pieces of carrots, pickles, shallot or onion, flavored with garlic, spices, parsley and molded in jelly.
Served cold.

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Sauces

Madeira sauce

Demi-glace (brown stock reduced) with Madeira.

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Sea fish

Turbot with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce with whipped cream.

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Others

Mauricette

France. Alsace. Mulhouse.
Sandwich made from pretzel dough.

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Beef

Grilled beef with peppercorn sauce

Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots drizzled with Cognac, added with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Sauces

Poivrade sauce

mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, diced bacon, herbs (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or venison stock and black peppercorns.

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Sheep and Goats

Provencal lamb skewers

Provencal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Poultry

Chicken with Comté sauce

Comté sauce : grated Comté with white wine, fresh cream and shallots.

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Desserts

Raspberry zabaione

Zabaione: egg yolk beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or not, to get a froth hot or warm and fragrant.

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Cheeses

Death & Taxes

United States. California.
Pasteurized cow's milk cheese with washed rind.

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