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Meal families

Desserts

Blackcurrant miror glaze cake

Miror glaze cake : cold dessert made of mousse on a sponge cake, topped with a glaze.

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Desserts

Lemon and mascarpone macarons

Macaron : cupcake made of two meringue-based biscuits with a cream or ganache filling in between.

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Desserts

Pineapple carpaccio

Pineapple sliced into very thin pieces, drizzled with a vanilla syrup.

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Sea fish

Sea bass fillets a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Main meals

Cassoulet of Castelnaudary

Cassoulet made with Lauragais white beans, goose confit, knuckle or shoulder of pork, sausage and pork rind, carrot, leek, tomato and a stalk of celery.

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Salads

Tomato bocconcini salad

Bocconcini : fresh stretched-curd cheese made from small-sized buffalo milk (bite-sized).

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Salads

Salade périgourdine

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Mixed salad made with croutons, confit or dried duck gizzards, duck breast, walnuts, leafy greens, and tomatoes.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seafood linguine

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Cumin-spiced roasted carrots

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Cold starters

Crab aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti alle vongole

Pasta with clams and persillade sauce.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spinach and ricotta cannelloni

Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with lemon and olives

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Chanterelle

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White truffle risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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