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Meal families

Cooked meats

Rillettes

Pork meat cooked long over low heat in its own fat.
Served cold.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine aumoniere

Langoustine meat cooked in filo pastry.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Pasta al limone

Pasta with cream and lemon.

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Main meals

Koftas

Meatballs (half beef, half lamb) mixed with spices and/or onions and fried in oil.

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Desserts

Kiwi pavlova

Pavlova : meringue cake topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream.

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Sauces

Cumberland sauce

United Kingdom.
Sauce made from Port wine mixed with redcurrant and mustard jelly, orange zest and spices.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish and Newburg sauce

Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream and egg yolks seasoned with onions and sherry or Madeira.

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Veal

Veal rump steack with morels and a cream sauce

Cream sauce : Bechamel sauce with cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Guacamole with prawn

Guacamole : dip made by mashing ripe avocados and fresh cilantro, lime juice, onions, fresh peppers, tomatoes and salt.

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Desserts

Strawberry pastilla

Filo coated with honey, almond and pistachio and covered with custard and topped with strawberry and icing sugar.

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Desserts

Nun’s puffs

Small choux pastry soufflé fritter with sugar.

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Desserts

Pineapple rum flambe

Slice of pineapple flambéed with rum

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Desserts

Red fruit crumble

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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