Let’s Eat at Steak & Seafood Restaurants Sample Steak & Seafood Restaurant Menu Starters Soups Salads Meat Dishes Chicken Dishes Seafood Dishes Let’s Eat at Steak & Seafood Restaurants Sample Steak & Seafood Restaurant Menu Sides Desserts Steak & Seafood Menu Item Descriptions Starters Oysters on the Half Shell can be served raw with lemon and a cocktail sauce made of tomato sauce, horseradish and lemon juice. They may also be baked or poached in fresh fish stock and topped with béarnaise or hollandaise sauce. • Ensure no wheat flour in sauce • Ensure stocks and broths are not made from bouillon which may contain gluten Let’s Eat at Chinese Restaurants Sample Chinese Restaurant Menu Soups Chicken Dishes Seafood Dishes Vegetarian Dishes Rice Dishes Desserts Chinese Menu Item Descriptions Soups If it is prepared in the traditional fashion, the base of the soup is fresh chicken stock and is typically thickened with corn or potato starch. Sliced button mushrooms, green onion and spinach are the standard vegetables and the soup is seasoned with salt and pepper. Tofu may also be added. The ingredients may be sautéed in oil prior to being added to the chicken stock. As its name would suggest, the soup has whisked eggs dropped into the broth, which look like white ribbons. Chinese soups are often garnished with fried noodles or wonton strips. Let’s Eat at French Restaurants Sample French Restaurant Menu Starters Soups Salads Egg Dishes Beef Dishes Chicken Dishes Seafood Dishes Let’s Eat at French Restaurants Sample French Restaurant Menu Sides Desserts French Menu Item Descriptions Starters Shrimp cocktail usually refers to medium sized shrimp. Les Gambas, large shrimp or prawns, may also be seen on some menus. Most restaurants prepare and serve this starter in a similar fashion. The shrimp are boiled in water or fish stock, shelled and chilled. They are traditionally served with a cocktail sauce (tomato sauce, horseradish and lemon juice), lemon wedges and sometimes an additional mayonnaise-based sauce. • Ensure stocks and broths are not made from bouillon which may contain gluten • Ensure no wheat flour in sauce Let’s Eat at Indian Restaurants Sample Indian Restaurant Menu Starters Soups Salads Curry Dishes Tandoor Specialties Dosas (South Indian Specialties) Let’s Eat at Indian Restaurants Sample Indian Restaurant Menu Desserts Indian Menu Item Descriptions Starters Aloo Tikki involves combining slightly mashed potatoes with vegetable flour, chickpea (besan), corn (makai) or water chestnut (singara). Some chefs may also add yogurt curd. The potato mixture is seasoned with varying spices and usually includes chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper. The resulting mixture is then formed into balls or patties and pan fried in ghee (clarified butter) or oil. It is typically garnished with coriander leaves (cilantro), chopped green chili peppers, onions, tomatoes and some type of chutney on the side for dipping. • Ensure no wheat flour—chickpea, corn or water chestnut flour is typically used • Ensure no wheat flour in chutney Indian Kabobs are usually offered with chicken or lamb; however, fish, shrimp and vegetarian Kabobs are also available. In most cases, the ingredients are marinated in a yogurt sauce with Indian spices, which Let’s Eat at Italian Restaurants Sample Italian Restaurant Menu Starters Soups Salads Italian Specialties Meat Dishes Chicken Dishes Seafood Dishes Let’s Eat at Italian Restaurants Sample Italian Restaurant Menu Sides Desserts Italian Menu Item Descriptions Starters Many Italian restaurants offer Grilled Calamari; however, it is more commonly fried. Slices of calamari are marinated in lemon juice or olive oil then cooked on a grill over an open flame. Lemon wedges and marinara sauce for dipping are usually served on the side. • Ensure no wheat flour in sauce • Ensure calamari is not battered • Ensure calamari is not dusted with wheat flour • Ensure no bread crumbs Let’s Eat at Mexican Restaurants Sample Mexican Restaurant Menu Starters Soups Salads Egg Dishes Antojos (Mexican Specialties) Meat Dishes Let’s Eat at Mexican Restaurants Sample Mexican Restaurant Menu Chicken and Turkey Dishes Seafood Dishes Sides Desserts Mexican Menu Item Descriptions Starters Ceviche is in most cases raw white fish with chopped jalapeños, cilantro and onions tossed in lime juice with salt. Ceviche may also include other mariscos (seafood) such as calamari, crab, lobster, octopus or shrimp; however, these ingredients are usually cooked. The dish may be served with corn tortilla chips. • Ensure corn tortilla chips—no wheat flour • Ensure oil used for frying is designated for corn tortilla chips only and is not used to fry other items that may be battered or dusted with wheat flour Let’s Eat at Thai Restaurants Sample Thai Restaurant Menu Starters Soups Noodle and Rice Dishes Curries (Kang) Beef Dishes Chicken Dishes Seafood Dishes Desserts
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