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Meal families

Offal and tripe

Veal kidney with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Mussels cassolette with spinach

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Smoked trout toast

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

White peach soup

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Sauces

Shrimp sauce

Shrimp sauce : fish velouté mixed with shrimp butter.

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Sauces

Tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Mirabelle plum pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

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Cured Meats

Poultry pâté with citrus fruit

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Eggplant gratin

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Poultry

Duck in a 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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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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