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Shellfish and Seafood

Shrimp ceviche

Shrimp 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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Shrimp nem

Shrimp nem

Spring roll : thin pancake made from wheat or rice flour, stuffed with pork, chicken, or seafood, along with mushrooms and/or various julienned vegetables, then fried in a wok or sometimes steamed.

Served hot.

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Shrimp tempura

Shrimp tempura

Tempura : frying batter made with flour, egg and ice water, in which all sorts of vegetables cut into slices or matchsticks, seafood or fish are dipped before frying in sesame oil.

Generally, tempura is dipped in a sauce (dashi, mirin, and soy sauce, flavored with condiments like grated ginger and daikon radish) and served with noodles or rice.

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Small oysters

Small oysters

Small oysters (number 5 : between 30 and 45 grams).

Don't forget the bread and butter as an accompaniment.

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Spiny lobster à l’américaine

Spiny lobster à l’américaine

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."

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