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Meal families

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Meatball stew

Canada. Quebec.
Meatballs (beef,pork) and spices (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg) served in a simmered and reduced sauce.

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Consommé and Soup

Chicken chorba

Algeria.
Soup with chickpeas, chicken, vermicelli, spices and fresh herbs.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Crab claws with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : oil emulsion with egg yolk, mustard and pepper, sometimes with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Main meals

Rougaille

Rougaille : very spicy paste or sauce composed of fruits or vegetables cut with crushed ginger, minced onions and chilli.
Served chilled with the Carry.

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Poultry

Pigeon with black truffle juice

Truffle juice: juice obtained during sterilization of the truffle.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed porcini and Parma ham

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Shellfish and Seafood

Provencal octopus

Provencal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

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Sea fish

Poached darne of salmon

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.

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Desserts

Croustillons

Deep-fried balls with sugar.

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Sea fish

Sea Bream carpaccio with citrus fruits

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

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Game birds

Papillot of young partridge

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.

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Freshwater fish

Artic char with meuniere sauce

Meunière sauce : liquid from the cooking with butter, chopped parsley and lemon.

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Beef

Steak tartar

Minced meat served raw with capers, chives, cucumbers, onions, parsley and a raw egg yolk.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed green asparagus with morels

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