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Sea fish
Cotriade
Breton fish stew (kaoteriad contents of a pot) made with different kinds of fish and potatoes served with a broth.
This dish can be accompanied by herbs, shellfish, and vegetables.
Beef
Beef tournedos with peppercorn sauce
Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Porcini mushroom fricassee
Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.
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Prawn cocktail with avocado
Shrimp salad with egg and cocktail sauce (Cognac, ketchup, mayonnaise, Tabasco) and avocado.
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Bretonne sauce
Bretonne sauce : garlic and onion reduction with white wine added with fresh tomato and reduced.
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Lobster claws in americaine sauce
American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
French-style peas
Peas cooked with butter, onions, salad and herbs.
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Sea bream tartare with citrus
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
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Moses Sleeper
United States. California.
Soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with bloomy rind.
Ripening : 6 to 12 weeks.
Offal and tripe
Veal sweetbreads with cream sauce
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.
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