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Meal families

Cooked meats

Rustic food buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb navarin with spices

Navarin : stew.

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Sea fish

Rioja-style cod

Cod stew served with a sauce made from roasted red peppers and tomatoes.

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Beef

Frikandel

Minced beef with breadcrumbs, eggs and onion cooked in a round patty shape and served with a spicy sauce.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fish pizza

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Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated scallops with citrus fruits

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

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Sea fish

John Dory with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish and Newburg sauce

Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream, egg yolks, onions, and Sherry or Madeira.

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Appetizers

Origano breadsticks

Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.

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Cheeses

Bondard

France. Normandy. Neufchatel-en-Bray.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese enriched with cream and with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks to 2 months.

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Sea fish

Sea bass with beurre blanc sauce, with shallots and fennel

White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.

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Warm starters

Black truffle raviole

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Main meals

Flemish waterzooi

Belgium.
Fish or chicken stew with vegetables and herbs, with the broth thickened with butter or cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Cooked sea urchin

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Freshwater fish

Supreme of pike-perch with beurre blanc sauce

Fish suprême : boneless fillet.
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Desserts

Frozen zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Meat pie

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