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Meal families

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Tomato tart

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Appetizers

Anchovy breadsticks

Breadsticks : sticks of crisp and dry bread.

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Sheep and Goats

Milk fed lamb with thyme flower

Milk-fed lamb : lamb of 4–6 weeks old and weighing 5.5 to 8 kg.

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Poultry

Stuffed goose

Pair according to the stuffing.

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Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles in a beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Sea fish

Sea bass with herbes de Provence in a beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Desserts

Brussels waffle

Rectangular waffle prepared with an egg-white or ale yeast dusted with confectioner's sugar and served hot.
Might be topped with whipped cream, soft fruit or chocolate spread.

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Cheeses

Queso de Mahón-Menorca artesano

Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Semi-hard cheese from raw cow's milk.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Potato cake with black truffle

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Others

Pinchitos

Spain. Andalusia. Extremadura.
Skewers of small cubes of marinated meat (usually pork or chicken) threaded onto a skewer and cooked on charcoal braziers.
The marinade is made from olive oil, aromatic herbs, spices (garlic, cumin, turmeric, oregano, paprika, pepper, thyme, etc.) and salt.

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Sauces

Montpellier butter

Butter mixed with garlic, capers, herbs (chervil, watercress, spinach, tarragon, parsley), gherkin, shallot, anchovy fillet and hard-boiled egg.

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Beef

Gardianne bull

Beef marinated in red wine before slow cooking on a low heat.
Served with rice.

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