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Meal families

Cold starters

Blintz with taramasalata

Greece. Turkey.
Specialty based on salted and cured roe (cod or mullet) added with olive oil and fresh cream and lemon.
In France, generally served with blinis.

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Cheeses

Ricotta

Ricotta: Italian or Maltese cheese made from the whey of other cheeses, sheep or cow.

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Warm starters

Quenelles

Plain quenelle : semolina or flour with butter, eggs, milk and/or water and seasoning.

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Sheep and Goats

Braised lamb chops with rosemary

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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Sauces

Newburg sauce

Lobster butter with cream and egg yolks seasoned with onions and sherry or Madeira.

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Sea fish

John Dory and turbot with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Desserts

Strawberry shortcake

United Kingdom.
Shortcake : sweet cake covered with a layer of fruit, juice and whipped cream.

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Cold starters

Salmon in aspic

Aspic : cold dish in which ingredients (vegetables, eggs, fish, fruit, poultry or meat) are set in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.

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Others

Sevruga caviar

Russian caviar.

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Beef

Beef daube with black olives

Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.

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Sea fish

Turbot blanquette

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Desserts

Sachertorte

Austria. Vienna.
Chocolate cake stuffed with apricot jam.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White truffle

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Sheep and Goats

Spit-roasted knuckle of lamb

Knuckle of lamb : meat joint from below the knee.

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