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Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Steamed potatoes

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop carpaccio with citrus

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Appetizers

Anchovy butter

Softened butter mixed with mashed anchovies, garlic and sometimes herbs.

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Sea fish

Sole fillets with Dieppe sauce

Dieppe sauce : Normandy sauce (Bechamel with added cream) with mussel or oyster cooking juice.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled shrimp cocktail

Cocktail sauce : Cognac, ketchup, mayonnaise, Tabasco.

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Desserts

Blueberry shortcake

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

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with spices

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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Cheeses

La Sentinelle

Canada. Quebec.
Soft-ripened pasteurized goat's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 weeks.

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Main meals

Schiffala

France. Alsace.
Smoked pork shoulder with sour turnips.
Usually served with a potato salad, onions and pickles.

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Cheeses

Buttermilk blue affinée

United States. Wisconsin.
Semi-soft blue-veined raw cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 6 months.

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Appetizers

Poached eggs tart and Aurora sauce

Aurora sauce : cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

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Others

Pan bagnat

Tuna sandwich or anchovies with salad, olive oil and sliced hard-boiled egg.

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Sea fish

Brandade

Brandade : mixture of fish and olive oil.

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb with sweet spices

Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.

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