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Cold starters

Taramasalata

Taramasalata

Greece. Turkey.

Taramasalata : delicacy made from fish roe (cod or mullet), blended with olive oil, crème fraîche, and lemon.

In France, it is typically served with blinis.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Tastou

Tastou

France. Occitania. Lot.

Slices of toasted bread rubbed with garlic and topped with black truffle slices, butter, oil, duck fat or goose fat, pepper and salt.

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Cheeses

Taupinette charentaise

Taupinette charentaise

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente. Roullet-Saint-Estèphe.

Soft-ripened dome-shaped cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind covered in culinary vegetable ash.

Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Tellines mariniere with herbs

Tellines mariniere with herbs

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Bouches-du-Rhône. Gard. (Camargue)

Tellines : small mollusks with a long flat shell.

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Tellines mariniere with thyme

Tellines mariniere with thyme

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Bouches-du-Rhône. Gard. (Camargue)

Tellines : small mollusks with a long flat shell.

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

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Hot Starters

Tempura

Tempura

Japan.

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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Cheeses

Tête de moine Bio

Tête de moine Bio

Switzerland. Bernese Jura.

Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk and complying with the requirements of the « Bio Suisse » label.

Ripening : 4 months minimum.

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