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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Bordeaux style crayfish

Crayfish flambéed with Cognac served with a mirepoix and a tomato and white wine-based sauce.

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Veal

Provençal veal tendron

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

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Main courses

Shrimp dim sum

Dish of small bites or individual portions served in small bamboo steamers or on small plates.

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Cheeses

Gratte-paille

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Fresh goat cheese quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Baked green bell pepper

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Main courses

Lobster raviole with Newburg sauce

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.
Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream, egg yolks, onions, and Sherry or Madeira.

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Seafish

Monkfish in americaine sauce

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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Seafish

Grilled turbot with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Cheeses

Asiago pressato

Italy. Trentino-Alto Adige.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole cow’s milk.

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Main courses

Basque piperade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Culinary specialty based on peppers, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes, served with eggs, meat, or fish.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Victoria sponge

Genoise filled with whipped cream and red berries.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Peach 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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