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aioli

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garlic mayonnaise, a specialty in southern France

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ancho chili

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Dried pablano pepper

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andouille

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French sausage, popular in Louisiana

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antipasti

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Italian, meaning before the meal. A selection of hot or cold appetizers.

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aperitif

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A pre-dinner drink served to refresh and stimulate the palate. The Italian term is aperitivo.

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bearnaise

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One of the great French sauces, an emulsion of egg yolks, butter, shallots, vinegar or lemon juice (and sometimes white wine), tarragon and chervil. It is often served with grilled steak or fish.

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bechamel (one of the 5 French “mother sauces”)

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The classic French base white sauce, made by adding milk simmered with aromatics (usually bay, onion, nutmeg and pepper) to a roux of butter and flour and cooking it gently, stirring to a smooth consistency. Known as besciamella in Italian cooking.

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baguette

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long slender french bread

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bouillabaisse

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a fish soup from the French Mediterranean.

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al forno

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Italian for “from the oven.” The name of about a thousand restaurants in Italy.

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