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Meal families

Poultry

Spatchcocked pigeon

Spatchcock : bird prepared for grilling or roasting by removing the backbone and sternum and flattening it out before cooking.

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Others

Salmon rolls

Canada. Quebec.
Hot dog-style bun filled with salad and mayonnaise sauce.

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Main meals

Pot-au-feu

French beef stew with vegetables (carrot, turnip, leek, potato, celeriac, onions, ...) and spices (bouquet garni and cloves).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster Bellevue

Bellevue: lobster meat slices placed in a row on the shell and served cold.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Blintz with salmon and shirred eggs

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Desserts

Apricot and almond pastilla

Filo coated with honey, almond and pistachio and covered with custard and topped with apricot and icing sugar.

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Desserts

Apple and banana crumble

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

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Consommé and Soup

Vichyssoise

Soup made of puréed potato, leeks, onions, cream, and chicken stock.
Served hot or cold.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Zucchini tian

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Shellfish and Seafood

Whelks tartar

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Cold starters

Tuna tataki

Tataki : raw fish or raw meat cut in thin slices and seared, then marinated in rice vinegar or mirin before being seasoned with a condiment (generally ginger).

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Sea fish

Stuffed sea bass filets façon bourgeoise

Façon bourgeoise : preparation with breadcrumbs, button mushroom, shallot, parsley and white wine.

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Cheeses

Banon

France. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Soft-ripened goat's milk cheese with a white mould rind.

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