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Meal families

Appetizers

Gougères with Maroilles

Gougères stuffed with Maroilles cheese.

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Cheeses

Camembert

France. Normandy.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.

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Cold starters

Sea bass carpaccio with dill

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Main meals

Fish and chips

Breaded fish with fries.

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Cheeses

Mozzarella di Bufala Campana

Italy. Campania.
Fresh and stretched-curd cheese made from buffalo milk.

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Sauces

Bretonne sauce

Bretonne sauce : garlic and onion reduction with white wine added with fresh tomato and reduced.

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Cheeses

Saint-Jorge 6 meses

United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 6 months.

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Desserts

Vanilla charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Pork

Grilled pig’s trotter with béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Steamed zucchini

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti alla puttanesca

Pasta dish made with tomatoes cooked with salted anchovies, garlic, capers, olives, and chili.

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Freshwater fish

Pike-perch with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Main meals

Vegetable couscous

Steamed wheat semolina served with vegetable stew accompanied by a spicy broth.
Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

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Poultry

Poached fattened chicken with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Others

Pork pita

Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.
Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.
Sandwich made with sliced pork meat, hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).

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Desserts

Vatrushka with raisins

Russia. Ukraine.
Brioche-style cake filled with cream cheese, sometimes flavored.

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