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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Eclade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime.
Mussels cooked in a pine thorn fire.
Generally eaten with bread and butter.

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Warm starters

Vol-au-vent financiere

Vol-au-vent : hollow case for several people (diameter of at least 15 centimeters) of puff pastry with meat, sweetbreads, fish, crustaceans, snails, mushrooms mixed in a sauce (bisque, béchamel sauce with cream, Nantua sauce…).
Financiere sauce : Demi-glace (reduced sauce made from a brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef) with the addition of Madeira and truffle essence.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster Thermidor

Lobster meat mixed with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallots, fish stock and mustard served in its shell. It can also be served with an oven-browned cheese crust.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster parisienne

Lobster cooked in a white wine broth, served cold and topped with mayonnaise, truffle, egg white, chervil and tarragon accompanied by tomatoes stuffed with mixed salad.

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Sauces

Pesto sauce

Italy. Liguria.
Condiment or sauce made from olive oil and broth mixed with garlic, basil leaves, pecorino sardo, pine nuts, marjoram or parsley.

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