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Meal families

Main courses

Crab rice pilaf

Pilaf : wheat, quinoa or rice cooked in a seasoned broth in the oven or or casserole dish.

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Beef

Grilled steak with marchand de vin butter

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached. Marchand de vin butter : reduction of red wine with shallots mixed with butter.

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Seafish

Monkfish tail with beurre blanc sauce

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

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Seafish

Avruga caviar

Kipper (smoked herring) flesh colored with cuttlefish ink, shaped like fish roe (caviar alternative).

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Mirlitons de Pont-Audemer

France. Normandy. Pont-Audemer.
Crispy almond rolled biscuit filled with praline mousse and sealed at the ends with dark chocolate.

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Main courses

Corn dog

Canada. United States.
Smoked sausage coated in batter and served on a stick.
Served with ketchup, mayonnaise or mustard.
Served hot.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop carpaccio with black truffle oil

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

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Freshwater fish

Artic char a l’unilateral

A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Parmesan breadsticks

Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.

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Cured Meats

Mortadella

Italy. Emilia-Romagna. Lombardy.
Charcuterie product made from pork, breadcrumbs, olives, pistachios, and butter.

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Cheeses

Bondard

France. Normandy. Neufchatel-en-Bray.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese enriched with cream and with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks to 2 months.

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