Bocuse d'Or

Winners - The podium dishes

From the start, the goal of Paul Bocuse and the contest’s organising team was to present an ARTISTIC cuisine while allowing the public to watch the competitors work. This was something very new in 1987. There was no Top Chef programme and no Internet at the time! The visual aspect has always been an integral part of the Bocuse d’Or DNA. Only jury members have the privilege of tasting the dishes made by competitors. However, the visual feast is accessible to all. The photos of the podium dishes reflect how gastronomic cuisine has evolved over the years… and likewise for culinary photography. Really interesting!

meat tray

Stuffed beef fillet in a coating of vegetables and truffles, oven-baked in a salt crust with truffle juice. Endive stuffed with truffle ragout. Potato millefeuille with oxtail puree. Parsley savarin and oxtail pralines.

“George Roux” Danish royal veal in eight ways.

Roast veal fillet with its panoufle. Kidney with mustard. Curly cabbage stuffed with goose foie gras. Veal filet mignon with candied aubergine. Lacy brioche of Jersulem artichoke and veal sweetbread. Seasoned veal gravy.

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Bresse chicken.

“Flora Danica” chicken. Pork belly with smoked lard. Lemon thyme & dried cranberry. Chicken leg in Chartreuse with browned onion & truffle. Garnishes: Puree of Jerusalem artichoke with tarragon & cep mushroom jelly from South Zeeland. Spring cabbage, veal sweetbread & potato with parsley. Apple compote, carrot & onion with juniper. Sauce: Gravy with unflitered wheat ale from Herslev Brewery & small mushrooms.

Compression of Bresse chicken with black truffles from the Tricastin region. Chicken leg capuns confit. Bucatini barigoule twist. Tender foie gras with old Madeira. Ba-ta-clan wing.

fish tray