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Meal families

Cheeses

Tête de moine Fermière

Switzerland. Bernese Jura.
Pressed and cooked (over a wood fire) cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk and complying with the requirements of the « Bio Suisse » label.
Ripening : 100 days minimum.

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Cooked meats

Duck paté with duck foie gras and black truffle

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Cold starters

Cold seafood in a shell

Cold dish made of mixed diced vegetables (macédoine) with seafood, salad, and mayonnaise, served in a scallop shell.

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Game birds

Roasted pheasant with mixed vegetables

Mixed vegetables : Vegetables cut into sticks, boiled, drained and mixed with peas.

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Sauces

Green peppercorn sauce

Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac and reduced, then combined with pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.

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Cooked meats

Chorizo

Pork sausage with paprika.

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Poultry

Chicken pannequet

Pannequet : crepe filled with a savory or sweet filling.

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Sea fish

Tuna carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Desserts

Macarons of Saint-Emilion

Sweet meringue-based confection made with egg whites, sugar, almonds, and bitter almonds.

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Main meals

Royal couscous

Couscous : steamed wheat semolina served with fish, meat or vegetable stew accompanied by a spicy broth.

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Veal

Veal rump steack with morel mushrooms and a cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Game birds

Roast quail with Griottines

Griottines : cherries macerated in a kirsch liqueur.

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Desserts

Sticky toffee pudding

United Kingdom.
Pudding with sponge cake and finely chopped dates covered with caramel sauce.
Usually served with custard or vanilla ice-cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Endive with Bechamel

Béchamel sauce : white roux (half butter, half flour) thinned with milk or cream.

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Cheeses

Appenzeller Classic

Switzerland. Appenzellerland.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.
Silver label printed in blue and red.

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