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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Kouign amann

France. Brittany. Finistère. Douarnenez.
Crispy cake made with bread dough containing butter and sugar, folded in layers, like puff pastry but with fewer layers.
Served warm or hot.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pineapple trifle

Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake soaked in fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes layered with jam, custard, and whipped cream.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Origano breadsticks

Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.

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Sheep and Goats

Provençal-style saddle of lamb

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Hot Starters

Porcini mushroom raviole

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Abalone

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Consommés, Broths and Soups

Ajoblanco

Spain. Andalusia.
Cold soup made from bread and almonds mixed with water or ice cubes, seasoned with garlic, olive oil, salt and sometimes vinegar. Served with grapes or melon.

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Main courses

Moitie-Moitie fondue

Fondue made with equal parts Vacherin Mont d'Or and Gruyère cheeses.

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Pork

Portuguese-style pork roast

Oven-roasted pork with paprika, chicken stock, and white wine.

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Cheeses

Saint-Honoré

Canada. Quebec.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Cheeses

Dôme du Poitou cendré

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened raw goat's milk cheese and bloomy rind coated in culinary vegetable ash.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Blueberry bavarian cream

Bavarois : chilled molded dessert made with custard or fruit purée, combined with whipped cream and gelatin.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Fritto misto

Fried seafood and vegetables.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Breadsticks

Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.

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