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Meal families

Ice cream and sorbets

Quince sorbet

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Sauces

Poulette sauce

Poulette sauce : mushroom velouté with chopped parsley and lemon juice.

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Others

Oriental style pita

Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.
Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.
Sandwich made with minced meat (lamb, beef, chicken, etc.), hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).

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Main meals

Chicken tajine with almonds and dates

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seafood gratin

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Cheeses

Parmigiano Reggiano vecchio

Italy. Emilia Romagna and Lombardy south.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 18 to 24 months.

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Sheep and Goats

Mutton navarin

Navarin : stew.

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Poultry

Guinea fowl salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

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Pork

Pork leg slice with mojette beans

Leg slice : thick, round slice cut crosswise from the shank.
Mojette beans : white beans from Vendée.

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Cold starters

Langoustines with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Salads

Marinated chicken salad

Chicken pieces marinated in olive oil and sherry vinegar.
Served with a salad of onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes…

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops gratin

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Poultry

Fattened chicken in salt crust

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

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Sea fish

Turbot with mousseline sauce

Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.

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Beef

Hachis parmentier

Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with a lemon sauce

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

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Cold starters

Sea bass carpaccio with dill

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

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Poultry

Goose foie gras

Served cold.

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