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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Lobster risotto with saffron

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.
Saffron sauce : butter, crème fraîche, shallot, and fish stock.

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Cheeses

La Bouille

France. Normandy. Seine-Maritime. La Bouille.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Seafish

Monkfish with Romesco sauce

Romesco sauce : catalan specialty. Sauce made with a mixture of garlic, almonds, ñoras (dried red peppers), bread, tomatoes, along with oil, vinegar, and spices.

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Salads

Caprese salad

Tomato, mozzarella, and basil salad.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines a la nage

Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.

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Fruits

Cherries and mascarpone

Mascarpone : equivalent of « crème fraîche » in Italian cuisine.

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Cheeses

Paški sir

Croatia. Pag.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Cheeses

Smokey blue

United States. Oregon.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk, smoked over hazelnut shells.
Ripening : 90 days.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seafood linguine

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pineapple bagatelle

Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruits, cream, and sometimes jam.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with porcini mushrooms

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Beef

Beef daube with black olives

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Endive with Bechamel

Béchamel sauce : white roux (half butter, half flour) thinned with milk or cream.

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Hot Starters

Quenelles

Plain quenelle : durum wheat semolina or flour with butter, eggs, milk and/or water, and seasoning.

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