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Basque piperade
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Culinary specialty based on green and red peppers, chilli pepper, onions and tomatoes, served with eggs, meat or fish.
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Truffade
Sort of pancake made with thinly sliced potatoes cooked in goose fat and mixed with thin strips of tome fraiche until it sticks in a sort of thick pastry, sometimes decorated with fresh parsley.
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Bay scallop skewers with béarnaise sauce
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks. Served hot.
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Marinated scallops in lemon
Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.
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Saddle of lamb with herbs
Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
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Trifecta
United States. New York.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's and sheep’s milk triple-crème cheese with a natural rind washed with saison beer.
Ripening : 2 years.
Shellfish and Seafood
Lobster with cream sauce
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.
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Artic char a l’unilateral
A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.
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Crayfish a la nage with lemon sauce
Nage : baking in a broth flavoured with butter, white wine, vegetables and herbs.
Lemon Sauce: butter, lemon, cream and mustard.
Desserts
Apple and banana crumble
Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.
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Gubbeen smoked cheese
Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind covered in black wax.
Shellfish and Seafood
Spiny lobster Thermidor
Spiny 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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