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Meal families

Cold starters

Crab aspic with herbs

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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Poultry

Goose foie gras

Served cold.

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Desserts

Gugelhupf

Brioche that contains raisins, almonds and Kirsch, sometimes also candied fruits and nuts.

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Sea fish

Herring with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Sea fish

Sète-style bourride

Bourride : fish stew stewed together with a brunoise of vegetables served with aioli or mayonnaise with olive accompanied by croutons rubbed with garlic oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed turnip

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seafood carpaccio

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

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Sea fish

Sea bream 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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Game birds

Thrushes cassolette with black olive

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Celery root puree

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Eggs

Cloud eggs

Beaten egg white with egg yolk and grated cheese.

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Sea fish

Salmon and 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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