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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Provençal-style octopus

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

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Sea fish

Grilled herring with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Tomato quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Sea fish

Tuna 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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Grilled zucchini

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Duck pie

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Baked green bell pepper

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Appetizers

Lobster summer roll

Vietnam.
Summer roll : shrimp, vegetables, or beef or pork wrapped in raw rice paper (bánh tráng).
Served cold.

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Sea fish

Roasted turbot with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

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Appetizers

Anchovy butter canapé

Anchovy butter : Softened butter mashed with anchovy fillets, garlic, and sometimes herbs.

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Sheep and Goats

Roast baron of lamb

Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Morels cassolette with fresh cream

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Desserts

Eton mess

United Kingdom.
Dessert made with strawberries, meringue, and cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tomato soufflé with ham

Tomato soufflé : tomato stuffed with a mixture of beaten egg, Bechamel and cheese.

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Beef

Rib steak with celeriac purée

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with lemon confit and olives

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Offal and tripe

Lamb’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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Beef

Entrecote winegrower’s style

Vigneronne sauce : red wine reduction with shallots and butter.

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Offal and tripe

Bordeaux style veal kidney

Kidney cooked in red wine and finished with Bordelaise sauce.

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