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Meal families

Cheeses

Appenzeller Extra

Switzerland. Appenzellerland.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 6 to 8 months.
Black label.

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Beef

Lucullus tongue

Mille-feuille of smoked beef tongue slices and duck foie gras.

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Sauces

Devil sauce

Devil sauce : shallot and vinegar reduction with veal stock and espagnole sauce, simmered and reduced by half with tomato.

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Cheeses

Goat camembert

Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Desserts

Banana, raisin and rum crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

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Sea fish

Sea bream with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

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Freshwater fish

Eel in green sauce

Flemish speciality : pieces of eel simmered in a mixture of finely chopped fresh herbs and served in a green herb sauce.

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Game animals

Hare à la royale

A la royale : slow-cooked with red wine and Cognac and completely deboned.

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Cold starters

Shrimp tomato

Belgium.
Tomato stuffed with grey shrimp mixed with mayonnaise.

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Sea fish

Roasted sea bass with artichokes a la barigoule

A la barigoule : stuffing made from mushrooms and onion braised in olive oil.

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Pork

Pork crépinettes with apple

Crépinettes : minced pork wrapped in caul fat.

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