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Meal families

Beef

Beef daube with carrots

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

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Poultry

Bresse fattened chicken en demi deuil

Demi-deuil : slices of truffle inserted between skin and flesh to infuse the aroma.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops with saffron

Saffron sauce : butter, crème fraîche, shallot, and fish stock.

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Sea fish

Sole with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled shrimp cocktail

Cocktail sauce : ketchup and mayonnaise sauce with a dash of Cognac or Whisky and tabasco.

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Poultry

Guinea fowl and wild mushrooms

Forest mushrooms : wild mushrooms (morel, chanterelle, porcini) sauteed in butter and steamed with fried bacon.

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Freshwater fish

Trout with meunière sauce

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

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Cold starters

Celery root remoulade

Remoulade : mayonnaise with capers, pickles, and a blend of herbs (parsley, chives, chervil, and tarragon).

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Cheeses

Idyll gris

United States. Michigan.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.
Ripening : 12 to 21 days.

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Veal

Wiener Schnitzel

Veal coated in breadcrumbs and fried.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb navarin with black olives

Navarin : stew.

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Poultry

Pullet with sweet spices

Pullet : female chicken less than 22 weeks of age.
Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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