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Meal families

Sauces

Green sauce

Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with mashed chervil, cress, spinach and parsley.

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Desserts

Almond tuiles

Petit four, made with ground almonds, cooked and flattened into the shape of a roof tile commonly added as garnish to dessert.

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Main meals

Hochepot

France. Hauts-de-France.
Stew with oxtail, shoulder of mutton, salt pork and vegetables.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Seafood carpaccio

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops persillade

Persillade : mixture of parsley and garlic chopped with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil.

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Cheeses

Bonchester

United Kingdom. Scotland.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with white mould rind.

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Main meals

Raclette

Melted cheese accompanied with sausage, potatoes and vegetables.

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Sea fish

Sea bass Nice style

Nice-style : fish cooked with garlic, anchovy, capers, onion, olive, tomato sauce and bouquet garni.

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Sheep and Goats

Provencal lamb skewers

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

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Desserts

Whippet

Cake in shape of a sphere made of two meringues welded with chocolate buttercream and covered with chocolate chips.

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Cold starters

Tuna tataki

Tataki : raw fish or raw meat cut in thin slices and seared, then marinated in rice vinegar or mirin before being seasoned with a condiment (generally ginger).

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Cold starters

Scallop shell of seafood

Cold dish with macedonia, seafood, mayonnaise and letttuce.

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Sauces

Ivory sauce

Supreme sauce (chicken soup with cream) with chicken or veal stock reduced.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Langoustines risotto with saffron

Risotto : reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.

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Desserts

Fruit zabaione

Zabaione: egg yolk beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or not, to get a froth hot or warm and fragrant.

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