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Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Steamed scallops

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Sea fish

Toro

Toro : belly of large tuna.

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Main meals

Hochepot

France. Hauts-de-France.
Stew made with oxtail, lamb shoulder, salted pork belly, and vegetables.

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Poultry

Duck foie gras with figs

Served cold, warm or hot.

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Consommé and Soup

Gazpacho with green pepper

Gaspacho : soup made from blended raw vegetables and served cold.

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Desserts

Strawberry bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Mediterranean pizza

Pizza made with eggplant, zucchini, arugula, tomato, and mozzarella.

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Salads

Fattoush

Lebanese specialty : a raw vegetable salad (purslane, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, radish, onion) seasoned with sumac.
Do not serve fine wine.

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Desserts

Chocolate mirror cake

Miror glaze cake : cold dessert made of mousse on a sponge cake, topped with a glaze.

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Desserts

Devil’s food cake

Chocolate layer cake filled with chocolate cream and covered with chocolate icing.

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Cheeses

Gorgonzola

Italy. Lombardy. Piedmont.
Blue cheese made from cow's milk.

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Cheeses

Saint-Jorge Original

United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with morel cream sauce

Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.

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Cheeses

Bijou

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks.

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