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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Baked oysters with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Sea fish

Marinated anchovies

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Game birds

Roast quail with black truffle juice

Truffle juice : juice obtained during the sterilization of the truffle.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Flamiche

France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Oise. Somme. (Picardy).
Puff pastry tart with leeks and cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted provençal leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Provençal style : accompanied by sautéed tomatoes with parsley, garlic-infused olive oil, and bread.

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Desserts

Calisson

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Mixture of candied melon and almond powder with an egg glaze, set on a sheet of unleavened bread.
One of the 13 traditional desserts of Provençal Christmas.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Aligot tart

Tart with aligot and ham.

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Cheeses

Montasio fresco

Italy. Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a brushed rind.
Ripening : 2 months maximum.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Lasagna with cream and morel mushrooms

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Cold starters

Confit tomatoes

French cooking technique where tomatoes are slow-cooked at low temperature in olive oil with herbs (often garlic, thyme, and sometimes sugar) to concentrate the flavors.
Used as a garnish in Mediterranean cuisine.

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Salads

Mesclun with goat cheese

Mesclun : mixed salad composed of at least 5 varieties of shoots or leaves from chicory, oak leaf lettuce, lettuce, lamb's lettuce, dandelion, purslane, spinach shoots, arugula, escarole, radicchio or aromatic herbs.

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Cold starters

Monkfish pâté

Served cold.

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