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Meal families

Seafish

Sole with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Opera

Cake with Joconde sponge, coffee buttercream, and chocolate ganache.

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Cheeses

Stolwijker kaas

Netherlands. South Holland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 4 to 6 months.

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Cheeses

Baked mozzarella

Mozzarella : fresh and stretched-curd cheese made from buffalo milk.

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Hot Starters

Spanakopita

Greece.
Phyllo pastry stuffed with spinach with shallot, egg, onion, feta or ricotta.

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Cured Meats

Country style terrine and onion confit

Pâté made with coarsely chopped ingredients such as pork, flavored with herbs and spices, and cooked in a terracotta dish.
Served cold or at room temperature.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Spiny lobster butter canapé

Spiny lobster butter : spiny lobster meat with butter.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Devil’s food cake

Chocolate layer cake filled with chocolate cream and covered with chocolate icing.

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Furred game

Jugged hare a la royale

Civet cooked in red wine sauce with garlic and shallots, then thickened with blood.

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Miscellaneous

Salmon guédille

Canada. Quebec.
Guédille : sandwich made with a hot dog bun filled with salad and mayonnaise sauce.

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Poultry

Blanquette of turkey with almonds

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Cured Meats

Rustic food buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Zwiebelkuchen

Germany. Hesse Rhineland. Palatinate.
Onion tart with diced bacon, cream and caraway seeds.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Fines de claire oyster

Fines de claire : oysters matured for 4 -8 weeks in oyster ponds.

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Hot Starters

Quenelles with Aurora sauce

Aurora sauce : cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

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