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Meal families

Cheeses

Pecorino Toscano stagionato

Italy. Tuscany.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw sheep’s milk with a natural rind and straw-colored crust.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Others

Mauricette

France. Grand Est. Alsace. Mulhouse.
Sandwich made with pretzel dough.

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Sauces

Cocktail sauce

Cocktail sauce : ketchup and mayonnaise sauce with a dash of Cognac or Whisky and tabasco.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled crab

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Salads

Piedmontese salad

France.
Potato salad with pickles, ham, egg, and tomatoes mixed with mayonnaise.

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Consommé and Soup

Pistou soup

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Vegetable soup with pistou sauce.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Baked green bell pepper

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Appetizers

Socca

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-Maritimes.
Thin galette made from chickpea flour and olive oil cooked and browned over a wood fire.
Served hot.

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Desserts

Strawberry Saint-Honoré

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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Poultry

Duck manchon confit with cabbage

Duck wing drumette : upper part of the duck wing.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed cardoon with tuna

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Desserts

Sablé

Cake, usually round with fluted edges, made from shortcrust pastry (butter, flour, sugar, and sometimes egg yolk).

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Desserts

Rose des sables with chocolate milk

Rose des sables : cornflakes covered in chocolate.

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Sea fish

Tuna ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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