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Meal families

Beef

Tagliata

Italian cuisine.
Thin slices of grilled beef served with arugula salad, parmesan shavings and virgin sauce.

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Main meals

Sashimi

Thin slices of raw fish or shellfish.

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Main meals

Shrimp dim sum

Dish of small bites or individual portions served in small bamboo steamers or on small plates.

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Desserts

Chocolate pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Apple sorbet

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Baked red bell pepper

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster Bellevue

Bellevue : presentation of a shellfish (typically lobster or spiny lobster served in medallions), a whole fish, or a meat (often poultry) cooked whole, served cold and coated with aspic jelly.
Often accompanied by mayonnaise or andalouse sauce (mayonnaise with tomato puree and spices), vegetables, or hard-boiled eggs.

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Cooked meats

Cold cut buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

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Offal and tripe

Tripes à la mode de Caen

France. Normandy.
Stew made with the four parts of a veal’s stomach (rumen, reticulum, omasum, and abomasum) and an ox foot.

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Cheeses

Feuille de Dreux

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Eure et Loir. Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Desserts

Pecan pie

Dish usually served with whipped cream.

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Cooked meats

Grilled andouille de Vire

Andouille : pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.

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Poultry

Phat kaphrao kai

Thailand.
Stir-fried sliced chicken with basil and chili.

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Cheeses

Bleu mont dairy bandaged Cheddar

United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a natural rind and wrapped in cloth.
Ripening : 12 to 24 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters and lemon

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Cooked meats

Oreiller de la Belle Aurore

Terrine of different meats baked in the oven, coated in gelatin, in a pastry crust.
Served cold.

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