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le cru et le cuit ...

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'I'd made two choices,' she laughed, 'and either would have been delicious, but behaving like a millionaire occasionally is a wonderful treat and if you're sure ... well, I'd like to start with caviar and then have a plain grilled "rognon de veau" with "pommes soufflés". And then I'd like to have "fraises des bois" with a lot of cream. Is it very shameless to be so certain and so expensive?' She smiled at him inquiringly.
'It's a virtue, and anyway it's only a good plain wholesome meal.' He turned to the maitre d'hotel, 'and bring plenty of toast.'
'The trouble always is,' he explained to Vesper, 'not how to get enough caviar, but how to get enough toast with it.'

(Ian Fleming, Casino Royale)