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Meal families

Seafish

Marinated anchovies

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

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Eggs

Scotch eggs

United Kingdom.
Hard-boiled peeled egg wrapped in minced meat sausage, coated with breadcrumbs, then baked or fried.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Mushroom risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Miscellaneous

Green curry

Thailand.
Complex combination of spices or herbs (green chili, shallot, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime zest, coriander root, red turmeric, roasted coriander, cumin seeds, white pepper, shrimp paste and salt) mixed with coconut milk, palm sugar and fish sauce.

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Main courses

Truffade

Type of pancake made from thinly sliced potatoes cooked in goose fat, mixed with fine strips of fresh tomme cheese until it forms a thick, sticky paste. Sometimes garnished with fresh parsley.

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Sauces

White sauce

White sauce : sauce made from heated flour and butter with added hot liquid (broth, water, pan juices, wine).

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Poultry

Chich taouk

Spit-roasted chicken kebab, marinated in garlic, lemon, and spices (including cinnamon and cumin), grilled over charcoal.
Served sliced thin in pita bread with Toum sauce (garlic, lemon juice, oil and salt).

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Poultry

Beer chicken

Oven-baked chicken with a cream and beer sauce.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Panettone

Italy. Lombardy. Piedmont.
Brioche with candied fruit, raisins, and citrus zest.

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with mushrooms and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Seafish

Curled fried whiting

Fried whiting with hard-boiled egg mayonnaise.

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Poultry

Duck in a salt crust

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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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Chocolate croquembouche

Chocolate-covered profiteroles with pastry cream or vanilla ice cream.

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