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Meal families

Sea fish

Salt-crusted sea bass

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Sauces

Mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Desserts

Crémets d’Anjou

Egg white beaten with whipped cream and red berries.

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Cheeses

Fat bottom girl

United States. California.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a washed rind with an orange color.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.

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Cheeses

Castelmagno

Italy. Cuneo. Castelmagno, Pradleves and Monterosso Grana.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole buffalo’s milk with a washed rind, sometimes, a small amount of sheep's or goat's milk may be added.
Ripening : 2 to 5 months.

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Cold starters

Ham aspic

Slice of ham around an egg in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Munster quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Sea fish

Bordeaux style lamprey

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Gironde.
Fish cooked in a red wine sauce mixed with its blood and served with garlic croutons.

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Main meals

Scallop sushi

Sushi : vinegared cooked rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables, or sometimes tropical fruits.

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Cooked meats

Rillons

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Pays de la Loire. Loire-Atlantique. Maine-et-Loire. Saumur. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Pork belly seared and confit in fat.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled scallops

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