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Meal families

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Imbrucciata

France. Corsica.
Shortcrust pastry tart filled with brocciu, eggs, sugar, and lemon zest.

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Hot Starters

Snails puff pastry

Dish made with puff pastry.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti bolognese

Bolognese sauce : meat-based sauce with soffritto (the Italian version of a mirepoix) made from onion, celery, and carrot. The various meats are minced or finely chopped and slow-cooked.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

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Salads

Mixed salad

A salad that combines various ingredients in addition to raw, seasoned leafy greens with a vinaigrette.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Saffron risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

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Miscellaneous

Beef pita

Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.
Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.
Sandwich made with minced meat, hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Grapefruit cream

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Sablé

Cake, usually round with fluted edges, made from shortcrust pastry (butter, flour, sugar, and sometimes egg yolk).

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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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Beef

Beef daube with carrots

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

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Seafish

Citrus gravlax salmon

Gravlax : fresh salmon marinated with dill, spices, and herbs, cured with salt and sugar, served with a mustard sauce.

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Seafish

Provençal grilled sea bream

Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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