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Meal families

Appetizers

Radish and herb butter

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

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Appetizers

Lobster butter canapé

Lobster butter : lobster meat with butter.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes with vinaigrette

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Cheeses

Tomme de Savoie

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a grey washed rind.
Ripening : 70 days minimum.

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Desserts

Pomelo pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Mandarin and passion fruit trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake soaked in fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes layered with jam, custard, and whipped cream.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Iced coffee parfait with gingerbread

Parfait : frozen dessert made with heavy cream, eggs, and a flavoring (alcohol, fresh or dried fruit purée, chocolate, vanilla, etc.).

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Sheep and Goats

Saddle of lamb and spring garnish

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

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Cheeses

Mont d’or

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Doubs. Haut-Doubs.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind encircled with a strip of spruce bark.
Ripening : 21 days minimum.
Available from September 10 to May 10.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes in pinzimonio

Pinzimonio : raw vegetables to dip in salted and peppered olive oil, sometimes with vinegar.

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Appetizers

Stuffed olives

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Fruit sorbet

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Salads

Piedmontese salad

France.
Potato salad with pickles, ham, egg, and tomatoes mixed with mayonnaise.

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Sea fish

Gurnard with white wine

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Consommé and Soup

Gazpacho

Spain. Portugal.
Cold soup made from raw vegetables (cucumber, onion, pepper, tomato) blended with water or ice cubes, seasoned with garlic, olive oil, salt and vinegar.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with black truffle sauce

Black truffle sauce : crème fraîche and veal stock to which diced black truffles and shallots are added.
Served hot.

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Desserts

Praline Napoléon cake

Russia.
Variety of praline mille-feuille.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Morel mushroom fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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