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Meal families

Cheeses

Kanterkaas

Netherlands. Friesland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.

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Sea fish

Smoked salmon carpaccio

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

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Desserts

Red fruits in 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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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Crab tart

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Main meals

Chinese hot pot

Stew made with ingredients placed in a pot and cooked at the table.
Dish with thin slices of meat, leafy vegetables, fish, mushrooms, wontons, egg dumplings, seafood…

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Main meals

Stuffed tomatoes

Stuffed tomatoes with tomato, rice, meat, garlic, bread and parsley.

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Beef

Crying tiger

Thailand.
Thin slices of marinated beef, grilled or seared, served with a spicy chili and tamarind sauce, accompanied by sticky rice (the sauce would be strong enough to make you cry).

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Poultry

Pullet in demi deuil with Albufera sauce

Demi-deuil : slices of truffle inserted between skin and flesh to infuse the aroma.
Albufera sauce : supreme sauce (cream of poultry and/or veal reduced and added with cream) supplemented with meat glaze and sometimes duck foie gras and Port wine.

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Desserts

Chocolate dome cake

Dark chocolate dome filled with chocolate mousse.

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Main meals

Aligot and grilled Toulouse sausage

Aligot : mashed potatoes blended with butter, cream, and fresh Tome cheese from Aubrac, enriched with finely chopped or crushed garlic.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Blinis with caviar and cream

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Beef cannelloni

Minced beef or pork hash.

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