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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop carpaccio with lemon

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with mushrooms and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Desserts

Savarin with raspberry

Savarin : kind of rum baba without raisins.

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Desserts

Red berry 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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Cheeses

Raw mozzarella

Mozzarella : fresh and stretched-curd cheese made from buffalo milk.

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Veal

Pozharsky veal cutlet

Pojarski : meatball with breadcrumbs, cream, and eggs, pan-fried until golden.

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Desserts

Condé apricots

Vanilla rice pudding cake topped with syrupy apricots.

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Desserts

Brussels waffle

Rectangular waffle dusted with powdered sugar and served warm.
Can be topped with whipped cream, red berries, or chocolate spread.

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Appetizers

American-style pigs in a blanket

Sausage wrapped in puff pastry.

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Sea fish

Blanquette of monkfish

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Sea fish

Steamed sea bass with black truffle

Steam or stew : Steaming in a container closed by a lid.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted rack of lamb with persillade sauce

Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.

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Others

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

Pear bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Desserts

Faisselle with smoked salmon

Cottage cheese with smoked salmon.

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Sea fish

Salmon steak with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Desserts

Peach Melba

Poached peach half in vanilla syrup, served with vanilla ice cream and raspberry coulis.

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Poultry

Chicken supreme with morels

Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.

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