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Meal families

Sea fish

Basquaise-style tuna

Basque-style : cooked tuna accompanied by onion, pepper and tomato.

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Desserts

Peach bagatelle

Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruits, cream, and sometimes jam.

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Desserts

Poached peaches in white wine

Peaches cooked in wine syrup with toasted almonds.

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Offal and tripe

Calf’s brain with black butter

Beurre noir (black butter sauce) : butter cooked until it takes on a dark color, in reaction with an acid (capers, lemon juice, white wine, vinegar).

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Cooked meats

Andouillette with Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.
Served hot.

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Sea fish

Tuna carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Cheeses

Bent River

United States. Minnesota.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.
Ripening : 5 weeks.

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Game birds

Spit-roasted young partridge

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Cold starters

Eggs with Aurora sauce

Aurora sauce : cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

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Cold starters

Tuna tataki

Tataki : raw fish or raw meat cut into thin slices that are seared, then marinated in rice vinegar or mirin before being seasoned with a condiment (often ginger)

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Cheeses

Tomme Trappe Echourgnac

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 6 weeks.

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Main meals

Shrimp jambalaya

United States. Louisiana. New Orleans.
Kind of paella with shrimp, rice and spicy.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with white grapes

Served cold, warm or hot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop skewers with coral sauce

Coral sauce : scallop coral blended with crème fraîche and spices.

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