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Arancini
Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones, 8 to 12 cm in diameter, typically filled with ragù, peas, and cheese, or with ham cubes and mozzarella.
Served hot.
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallops a la nage
Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.
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Chicken bonne femme
Bonne femme sauce : butter, button mushrooms, cream, shallot, parsley and white wine.
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Braised beef with carrots
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
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Ardi-gasna
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk whose rind is rubbed with a purée made from Espelette peppers.
Ripening : 3 to 12 months.
Eggs
Toupinel egg
Poached egg served in a baked potato and topped with Mornay sauce.
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Crottin de Champcol
France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a bloomy rind.
Sea fish
Rollmops
Herring fillet marinated in water, white vinegar, salt, onion, pepper, mustard, and sometimes white wine, rolled into a cylindrical shape, often around an onion, a pickled gherkin, or sauerkraut.
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Grilled rib steak with porcini mushrooms
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
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Roasted pike-perch with beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
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Etxegarai
Spain. Basque Country.
Smoked, pressed, uncooked raw sheep's milk cheese.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.
Warm starters
Vegetable nems
Spring roll : thin pancake made from wheat or rice flour, stuffed with pork, chicken, or seafood, along with mushrooms and/or various julienned vegetables, then fried in a wok or sometimes steamed.
Served hot.
Desserts
Pear charlotte with caramel custard
Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.
Custard : mixture of milk or cream, egg yolks and sugar flavored with vanilla.