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Meal families

Main meals

Chicken gumbo

United States. Louisiana.
Gumbo : vegetable stew (celery, onion, pepper) with a thick and very fragrant broth to which seafood (usually crab, shrimp or lobster) or meat (quail, duck, chicken and smoked meat : andouille, ham, sausage) is added at the end of cooking.
Usually served with rice.

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Sea fish

Sole with brown butter

Brown butter : cooked until a clear brown color and smells nutty poured through a strainer into a cold container to stop the cooking.

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Sea fish

Salmon carpaccio with herbs

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Sauces

Kerkenaise sauce

Tomato puree with garlic, cumin, lemon, olive oil.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bordeaux style scallops

Bordeaux : shallots, parsley and white wine.

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Sea fish

Cod with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce with whipped cream.

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Cheeses

Clothbound Cheddar

Cheddar coated in butter or lard and wrapped in additional layer of cloth.
Ripening : 7 months minimum.

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Sea fish

Smoked salmon marinade

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Cheeses

St Gall Extra mature

Ireland. Cork. Raw cow's milk hard cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : over 3 months.

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Freshwater fish

Trout with smoked bacon

Trout accompanied by smoked bacon and seasoned with persillade.

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Desserts

Raspberry ganache

Mixture of fresh cream, white chocolate and raspberry coulis.

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Sea fish

Sea bream a la provencale

Provencal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Green asparagus

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