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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Tellines mariniere with herbs

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Bouches-du-Rhône. Gard. (Camargue)
Tellines : small mollusks with a long flat shell.
Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bordeaux style Bay scallops

Bordeaux : shallots, parsley and white wine.

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Pork

Moo shu pork

Northern China.
Sliced pork mixed with small pieces of omelette, wheat noodles, onions, toasted sesame seeds, and optionally black mushrooms and bamboo shoots, seasoned with peanut oil.

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Cheeses

Parmigiano Reggiano stravecchio

Italy. Emilia Romagna and Lombardy south.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 36 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Spiny lobster with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.

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Desserts

Macarons of Saint-Emilion

Sweet meringue-based confection made with egg whites, sugar, almonds, and bitter almonds.

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Desserts

Strawberry vacherin

Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.

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Salads

Landaise salad

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Landes.
Mixed salad made with asparagus, foie gras, duck gizzards, cured ham, smoked duck breast, corn, frisée lettuce, pine nuts, and tomatoes.

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Cold starters

Lobster paté

Served cold.

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Main meals

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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Desserts

Peach mille-feuille

Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.

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Sauces

Choron sauce

Choron sauce : béarnaise sauce with tomato.

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Sea fish

Sea bass with orange sauce

Spain. Valencia.
Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.

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Cold starters

Fish and vegetable pâté

Served cold.

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