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Meal families

Desserts

Alsatian-style apple tart

Alsatian-style : pie with egg-based cream, kirsch, milk, sugar and flour.

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Beef

Charolais fillet 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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Cold starters

Black radish and herb butter

Herb butter : softened butter mixed with chopped herbs (chives, parsley and tarragon), pepper and salt.

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Desserts

Banana and chocolate crumble

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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Salads

Olivier salad

Salad of diced vegetables (boiled potato, carrot, pickles, peas...) and other food (egg, diced ham, chicken…) and dressed with mayonnaise.

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Pork

Boudin blanc with apples

Boudin blanc : white sausage made of white meat with milk instead of blood.

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Appetizers

Tapas

Canapés.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops and black truffle zabaione

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

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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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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters with green sauce

Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with mashed chervil, cress, spinach and parsley.

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Desserts

Pineapple bagatelle

Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruit, cream, sometimes jam.

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Desserts

Chocolate pavé topped with caramel

Pavé : chocolate cake cut into cubes.

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Poultry

Chicken blanquette

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Sauces

Tartar sauce

Mayonnaise with capers, chives, pickles and chopped parsley.

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Beef

Braised beef cheek with carrots

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

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