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Meal families

Cheeses

Bocconcino

Italy. Campania.
Fresh stretched-curd cheese made from small-sized buffalo milk (bite-sized).

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Sea fish

Sole with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Fines de claire oyster

Fines de claire : oysters matured for 4 -8 weeks in oyster ponds.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Endive and ham gratin

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted provençal leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Provençal style : accompanied by sautéed tomatoes with parsley, garlic-infused olive oil, and bread.

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Cold starters

Salmon aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Sea fish

Fresh anchovies marinated in lime

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Squid ink risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Desserts

Coffee and chocolate charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

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Desserts

Peach bourdaloue

Peach and frangipane pie sprinkled with crushed macarons.

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Sea fish

Sea bass with orange sauce

Spain. Valencia.
Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted spiny lobster with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Fresh goat cheese 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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Offal and tripe

Tripe

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Crab tart

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