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Meal families

Desserts

Pear marquise

Marquise : dessert or frozen dessert made with chocolate mousse (white, milk or dark chocolate).

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with porcini mushrooms

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Others

Croque-madame

Grilled ham and cheese sandwich with fried egg or poached egg on top.

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Game birds

Stuffed quail

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

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Sea fish

Salmon steak with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled saddle of lamb

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Desserts

Charlotte royale

Charlotte made with bavarian cream and ladyfingers.

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Cold starters

Taramasalata

Greece. Turkey.
Taramasalata : delicacy made from fish roe (cod or mullet), blended with olive oil, crème fraîche, and lemon.
In France, it is typically served with blinis.

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Cooked meats

Country style terrine

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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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop and grapefruit ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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