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Meal families

Main meals

Fondue savoyarde

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Traditional Savoie cheese fondue (Beaufort, Comté, Emmenthal, Gruyère, Tomme de Savoie) where small cubes of bread are dipped.

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Beef

Bordeaux style beef fillet with duck foie gras

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

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Cooked meats

Grilled andouille of Vire

Andouille : pork sausage using the large intestine of the pig.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Garlic prawns

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Salads

Marinated chicken salad

Chicken marinated in olive oil and sherry vinegar.
Served with salad, onion, pepper, tomato…

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Desserts

Flan

Flan : beaten eggs with milk and flour, baked.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes heart

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Game birds

Young partridge with black truffle

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Beef

Beef daube and mashed potato with black truffle

Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops skewers with béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks. Served hot.

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