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Meal families

Main meals

Tomato rougaille

Rougaille : very spicy sauce or paste made of chopped fruits or vegetables with crushed ginger, sliced onions, and chili peppers.
Served chilled with the Carry.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with pineapple

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.

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Main meals

Salmon sushi

Sushi : vinegared cooked rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables, or sometimes tropical fruits.

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Sea fish

Provençal hake

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

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with honey

Served cold, warm or hot.

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Desserts

Dark chocolate fondant cake

Dark chocolate : with more than 70% cocoa.

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Salads

Greek salad

Mixed salad made with capers, cucumber, feta, onion, oregano, olives, green bell pepper, and tomato, dressed with olive oil.

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Cheeses

Extra aged Mimolette

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : over 24 months.

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Others

Lamb and beef 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), hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).

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Cheeses

Fromage de Herve

Belgium. Limburger.
Pasteurized Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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Cheeses

Délice de Bourgogne

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Yonne.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.

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Pork

Pork filet mignon with black truffle sauce

Black truffle sauce : crème fraîche and veal stock to which diced black truffles and shallots are added.

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Cheeses

Mature Clothbound Cheddar

United Kingdom. Devon.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk cheese coated in butter or lard and wrapped in an additional layer of cloth.
Ripening : 12 months.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Squid a la nicoise

Squid cut into thin slices and baked with tomato sauce and herbes de Provence.
Served with potatoes or rice.

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