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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Cooked sea urchin

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Consommé and Soup

Goulash

Hungary.
Stew or soup of meat and vegetables seasoned with paprika and other spices.

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Sauces

Mayonnaise

Oil emulsion with egg yolk, mustard and pepper. Sometimes with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster with melted butter

Lobster served with melted butter with reduced lemon juice and possibly pepper or chili.

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Ice cream and sorbets

Fruit sorbet

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Cooked meats

Rillettes de Tours

France. Touraine.
Charcuterie dish with shredded meat cooked for a long time over low heat in fat and seasoned with salt, pepper, spices and Vouvray wine.

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Desserts

Dark chocolate mirror cake

Miror cake : mousse set on a sponge base topped with a glaze.

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Poultry

Duck with red curry

Red curry : complex combinations of spices or herbs (garlic, shallots, red chili peppers, galangal, shrimp paste, salt, kaffir lime peel, coriander root, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, peppercorns and lemongrass) with coconut milk and fish sauce.

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Poultry

Poached Bresse fattened chicken with supreme sauce

Supreme sauce : chicken or veal velouté reduced before adding the cream.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Seven-vegetable couscous with herb broth

Steamed semolina served with vegetable stew (purple artichoke, carrot, zucchini, beans, turnips, peas, tomato) accompanied by a spicy broth.
Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Steamed mussels

Mariniere sauce : Reduction of white wine, fish broth (or mussel juice) with shallots (or onions) and butter.

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