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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated scallops in olive oil and lime

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clams with mariniere sauce

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Desserts

Fiadone

France. Corsica.
Cake made with brocciu, eggs, sugar and lemon zest.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Whelks

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Freshwater fish

Trout with morel mushrooms and vin jaune sauce

Vin jaune sauce : sauce with cream, shallot, and Vin jaune.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras

Served cold.

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Sea fish

Provençal hake

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

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Desserts

Pineapple and mango vacherin

Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.

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Desserts

Pomme d’amour

France.
Apple coated with a hard red caramel and held at the end of a stick.

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Cooked meats

Hare pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

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Cheeses

Livarot

France. Normandy.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind orange-colored and square shape.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Cherry sorbet

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