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Meal families

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Zucchini feta tart

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops skewers

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Sea fish

Monkfish blanquette with saffron

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

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Poultry

Sauteed turkey

Chasseur sauce : made from a brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef, adding white wine and butter with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes and garnish with chopped parsley.

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Cooked meats

Cold buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, the guests serve themselves.

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Cheeses

Comté vieux

France. Franche-Comté.
Hard, unpasteurised cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 15 months minimum.

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Poultry

Squab with duck foie gras

Squab stuffed with duck foie gras

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Tomato tart

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Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted spiny lobster 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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Cheeses

Coulommiers

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Meaux. Coulommiers.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with mould on the rind.

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Desserts

Savarin with whipped cream

Savarin : kind of rum baba without raisins.
Chantilly cream : whipped cream with sugar.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted saddle of lamb with thyme

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

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Cheeses

Brie de Meaux

France. Brie. Meaux.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with white mould rind.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed mushrooms

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Main meals

Jambalaya

United States. Louisiana. New Orleans.
A type of paella with seafood, fish or meat, made from rice and very spicy.

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