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Meal families

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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Main meals

Sushi

Cooked vinegared rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables and sometimes tropical fruits.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Mushroom pizza

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Desserts

Caramel pavlova

Pavlova : meringue cake topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream.

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Main meals

Moussaka

Speciality of the Balkans and the Middle East.
Dish made up of layers of minced mutton, aubergine, onion and tomato.

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Poultry

Chicken satay

Satay sauce : coconut milk and peanut butter with garlic, lime and spices (coriander, cumin and fennel).

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Poultry

Duck dodine

Kind of meatloaf.
Boneless meat duck, stuffed, and poached or braised, serve with a red wine sauce mixed with mushrooms and meat glaze.

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Cheeses

San Andreas

United States. California.
Semi-soft raw sheep's milk cheese with a natural straw rind.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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Poultry

Grilled duck aiguillette

Aiguillette : thin strips of chicken breast.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato gratin with mushrooms

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Cheeses

Veigadarte

Spain. Castile and León.
Soft-ripened pasteurized goat's milk cheese with a natural rind coated in oak ash.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Main meals

Beef cheek hachis parmentier with black truffle

Hachis parmentier : Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with mushrooms and cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

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