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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with duck foie gras

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clam

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Eggs

Omelette

For a runny omelette.

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Cheeses

Tomme crayeuse

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Annecy.
Semi-soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with mould on the rind.
Ripening : 2 months minimum.

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Cold starters

Sea urchin

Eaten raw with lemon.

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Pork

Diots with cabbage

Diot : minced pork sausage flavored with nutmeg cooked in wine (white or red) with onions.

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Sheep and Goats

Spit-roasted leg of lamb with tarragon

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Veal

Veal Milanese

Milanesa : breadcrumbs with Parmesan cheese.

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Cheeses

Raw mozarella

Mozarella : speciality of Campania made with buffalo milk by the pasta filata method.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Porcini fricassee

Fricassée : stew of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or chicken in cream sauce.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster claw americaine

Américaine Sauce : lobster coral mixed with chopped onions, cream, eggs, white wine, brandy, salt, cayenne pepper and softened butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster a la nage

Nage : baking in a broth flavoured with butter, white wine, vegetables and herbs.

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Cheeses

Tarentaise reserve cheese

United States. Vermont.
Semi-hard raw cow's milk cheese and a washed rind.
Ripening : 12 months minimum.

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