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Meal families

Consommé and Soup

Gazpacho

Spain. Portugal.
Cold soup made from raw vegetables (cucumber, onion, pepper, tomato) blended with water or ice cubes, seasoned with garlic, olive oil, salt and vinegar.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster à l’américaine

American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Vegetable tart

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Main meals

Oriental-style lamb meatballs

Oriental style : with spices.

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Pork

Peking pork spare ribs

To glaze : to spread honey over the skin of an animal before cooking in order to achieve a crispy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.

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Cheeses

Pecorino Toscano stagionato

Italy. Tuscany.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw sheep’s milk with a natural rind and straw-colored crust.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Cheeses

La Sentinelle

Canada. Quebec.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Sea fish

Red mullet with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

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Cheeses

Tres leches

Spain. Asturias.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep’s, goat’s, and cow’s milk with a virgin olive oil washed rind.
Ripening : 6 months.

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Poultry

Chicken with morel and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted oysters

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Sea fish

Sea bass fillets whith cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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