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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Braised scallops

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bouzigues oysters

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Shellfish and Seafood

Tellines mariniere with herbs

Tellines: small clams of Camargue with long flat shell.
Mariniere sauce : Reduction of white wine, fish broth (or mussel juice) with shallots (or onions) and butter.

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Cheeses

Beaufort

France. Savoie.
Hard, unpasteurised cow's milk cheese.

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Veal

Roman-style saltimbocca

Saltimbocca : thin slice of veal escalope, slice of Proscitto and sage leaf held by a toothpick and cooked in butter with the addition of white wine in the end.

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Desserts

Condé pears

Vanilla rice pudding topped with pears in syrup.

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Desserts

Mille-feuille

Pastry with three layers of puff pastry, alternating with two layers of pastry cream and coated with icing sugar or fondant.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Endive with Bechamel

Bechamel sauce : Butter and flour (roux) made with milk or cream.

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Sea fish

Provencal hake

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

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Poultry

Duck Montmorency

Duck served with a poultry cream sauce and Montmorency cherries.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Ricotta cannelloni

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

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Beef

Grilled Chateaubriand

Chateaubriand : piece of beef meat from 4 to 8 cm cut in the tenderloin filet.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clam fricassee

Fricassée : stew of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or chicken in cream sauce.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Karnıyarık

Turkey.
Eggplants stuffed with garlic, onion, parsley, pepper, tomato and minced meat.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Batavia lettuce

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Cheeses

Chällerhocker

Switzerland. Saint-Gall.
Hard, unpasteurised cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.

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