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Meal families

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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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled shrimp cocktail

Cocktail sauce : ketchup and mayonnaise sauce with a dash of Cognac or Whisky and tabasco.

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Sauces

Red butter sauce

Red butter sauce : shallots and red wine with butter.

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Others

Sturio caviar

Caviar from Aquitaine.

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Desserts

Peach mille-feuille

Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clams au gratin

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Mushroom 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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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White beans in tomato sauce

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Sauces

Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

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Sea fish

Salmon and sea bass ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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Offal and tripe

Lamb kidneys and red wine

Kidneys pan-fried in oil and braised in wine.

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Rabbit

Rabbit gibelotte with red wine

Rabbit stew with red wine.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Quiche lorraine

Shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream blended with bacon bits.

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Poultry

Phat kaphrao kai

Thailand.
Stir-fried sliced chicken with basil and chili.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Brasucade

France. Occitania. Languedoc-Roussillon.
Wood-fired cooking of mussels in a large pan before being drizzled with a marinade.

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