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Meal families

Cheeses

Old Gouda

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole cow's milk.
Ripening : 10 to 12 months.

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Sea fish

Steamed sea bass with black truffle

Steam or stew : Steaming in a container closed by a lid.

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Desserts

Fruit zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop fricassee

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

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Beef

Steak tartare

Minced meat served raw with capers, chives, gherkins, onions, chopped parsley, and a raw egg yolk.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Imam bayildi

Turkey.
Braised eggplants stuffed with garlic, onion, tomato in olive oil and simmered in the oven.
Served with rice.

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Cold starters

Spiny lobster with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Warm starters

Cheese soufflé

Served hot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed scallops

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Shellfish and Seafood

Garlic shrimp scampi

Scampi : langoustine without head.

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Beef

Roasted rib steak with shallots

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Sea fish

Skate with black butter sauce

Beurre noir (black butter sauce) : butter cooked until it takes on a dark color, in reaction with an acid (capers, lemon juice, white wine, vinegar).

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Desserts

Saint-Honoré

Puff pastry or shortcrust base topped with choux pastry before baking, then covered with pastry cream and small cream-filled choux puffs glazed with caramel around the edges.
The center of the cake is filled with whipped cream or a Chiboust cream (pastry cream mixed with Italian meringue).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish with white wine sauce

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

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