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| aioli |
a rich sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made of crushed garlic, egg yolks, lemon juice, and olive oil, served with vegetables, fish, and seafood. |
| chow mein |
a Chinese-American dish of stewed bean sprouts, other vegetables, and bits of chicken, seafood, or meat, poured over fried noodles. |
| cocktail1 |
an appetizer such as juice, mixed chopped fruit, or cold seafood with a sauce. [1/4 definitions] |
| court-bouillon |
a broth made from fish or seafood, cooked in wine or water with vegetables and herbs, and used in fish dishes, soups, and the like. |
| dim sum |
any of various Chinese dishes served in appetizer portions, esp. small dumplings filled with minced vegetables, meat, or seafood and steamed or fried, or a variety of such dishes served together. |
| fishery |
the business or industry of catching, processing, or selling fish and other seafood. [1/3 definitions] |
| half shell |
either of the two shells of a bivalve mollusk such as an oyster or clam, often used as a serving container for raw or cooked seafood. |
| marinara |
served or covered with marinara, as pasta or seafood. [1/2 definitions] |
| Newburg |
of seafood, cooked or served in a sauce made from cream, butter, egg yolks, and wine. |
| paella |
a Spanish dish combining chicken, rice, vegetables, and usu. meat and seafood, that is seasoned with saffron. |
| rémoulade |
a spiced cold sauce with a mayonnaise base, used as a dressing for salad, seafood, and the like. |
| rijsttafel |
an Indonesian meal in which a variety of fresh and cooked meats, seafood, vegetables, and condiments, each served in a separate dish, are added to a bed of rice. |
| salad |
a similar mixture made with meat, poultry, seafood, or fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| seviche |
a Latin American seafood dish containing raw fish or shellfish marinated in lime juice with chilies, chopped tomatoes, and herbs. |
| tempura |
a Japanese dish consisting of vegetables or seafood such as shrimp dipped in batter and then deep-fried. |
| timbale |
creamed chicken, seafood, vegetables, or the like baked in a drum-shaped pastry shell. [1/2 definitions] |
| won ton |
a Chinese dish consisting of a casing or skin of noodle dough that is filled with minced meat, seafood, or vegetables and boiled, to be served as a dumpling in soup, or deep-fried and served as a side dish. [1/2 definitions] |
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