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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster carpaccio with vanilla

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

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Desserts

Pineapple boat

Boat : a hollowed-out fruit or vegetable, filled and presented in the shape of a small boat.

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Sea fish

Sea bass and salmon tartare with sorrel sauce

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Imperial fried shrimp

Fried shrimp with spicy sauce (ginger, chili, pepper, soy sauce, , etc) and cashew nuts.

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Appetizers

Origano breadsticks

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

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Roquefort cheese pie

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Sea fish

Smoked salmon marinade

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops in sweet and sour sauce

Sweet and sour sauce : Tomato sauce with shallot, olive oil and bay leaf.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Smoked salmon lasagna with mixed herbs

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Pork

Grilled pig’s trotter with béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Goat cheese tart

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Grilled porcini mushrooms

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Cheeses

Boulette de Cambrai

France. Hauts-de-France. Pas de Calais. Avesnes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind flavored with tarragon, parsley, and pepper, then hand-shaped into a cone.
Ripening : 3 to 6 weeks.

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Main meals

Sea tartiflette

Dish made with cream, potatoes, cheese, and seafood and/or fish, gratinated with cheese.

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