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Meal families

Salads

Grapefruit salade

Grapefruit salad with shrimp, lettuce, smoked salmon…

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Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster salpicon

Salpicon : hot or cold preparation of ingredients cut into small dice and bound with a cream or a sauce.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Goat cheese bites

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Seafish

Steamed John Dory with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Croustillons

Deep-fried balls with sugar.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White asparagus with mayonnaise

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

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Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with spices

Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.

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Cheeses

Tomme de Trappe Echourgnac affiné au vin de noix

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk and walnut liqueur washed rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 weeks.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Tuna pizza

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Cheeses

Montasio fresco

Italy. Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a brushed rind.
Ripening : 2 months maximum.

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Seafish

Salmon and sea bass ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

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Shellfish and Seafood

Clams

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop skewers with a lemon sauce

Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tagliatelle bolognese

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Cheeses

Young Mimolette

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : 3 months.

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