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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Seafood soufflé

Served hot.

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Sea fish

Darne of salmon in a beurre blanc sauce

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Cold starters

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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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb confit with spices

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.
One thigh is called Chump. Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

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Others

Oriental style pita

Pita : round flatbread used to catch food or to make a sandwich.
Also refers to the turnover oven-baked and stuffed with food.

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Cheeses

Beenleigh Blue

United Kingdom. Devon.
Soft-ripened blue-veined pasteurized goat's milk cheese.

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Poultry

Roast duckling

Duckling : young duck.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seared scallops with Noilly Prat

Noilly Prat : vermouth with notes of chamomile and coriander.

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Beef

Provencal-style estouffade of beef

Estouffade : cooked slowly with very little liquid in a closed container.

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Main meals

Sea tartiflette

Dish made with cream, potatoes, cheese, seafood and fishes.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato gratin with porcini

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Poultry

Poached chicken with supreme sauce

Supreme sauce : chicken or veal velouté reduced before adding the cream.

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Cheeses

Caprice des Dieux

France.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with rind.

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Sea fish

Sea bass in a beurre blanc sauce

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

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Cheeses

Truffe du Périgord

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Périgord. Dordogne.
Soft-ripened raw goat's milk cheese and black rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks.

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