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Meal families

Main meals

Koftas

Meatballs made from meat (half beef, half lamb) mixed with spices and/or onions and fried in oil.

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Salads

Thai beef salad

Slices of marinated grilled beef served with crunchy vegetables, fresh herbs (mint, coriander), red onions, and a spicy Thai dressing made with lime juice, fish sauce, and chili.

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Cold starters

Vegetable aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

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Cooked meats

Poultry pâté with citrus fruit

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Salads

Langoustines salad with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Cheeses

Gubbeen

Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a white to orange washed rind.

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Cooked meats

Rillettes

Pork meat slowly cooked over low heat in its own fat.
Served cold.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Chicken pie

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles with Champagne sauce

Champagne sauce : Champagne with thick crème fraîche, fish stock (or veal or poultry stock), shallots, parsley, salt and pepper.

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Sheep and Goats

Braised shoulder of lamb

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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Poultry

Pigeon with orange

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.

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Veal

Sautéed veal with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

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Sheep and Goats

Roast baron of lamb with blueberry

Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed cardoon with meat

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