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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Crayfish risotto
Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.
Shellfish and Seafood
Oysters a l’américaine
Oysters dipped in batter, then in breadcrumbs, and fried in lard.
Served hot.
Cold starters
Meze
Eastern Mediterranean.
Small dishes (ten to one hundred, with eggplant caviar, dolmas, vegetable salads, tabbouleh, etc.) served on small plates (like antipasti) for a party or family meal to accompany alcoholic beverages.
Seafish
Sea bream ceviche
Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).
Feathered game
Young partridge with fondant potatoes
Young Partridge : under 8 months old.
Fondant potatoes : potatoes braised in a white stock (veal and/or poultry broth combined with vegetable stock) with butter.
Cheeses
Bleu de Laqueuille
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Puy-de-Dôme.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Poultry
Aiguillette of guinea fowl with poivrade sauce
Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.
Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.
Poultry
Roast chicken with sweet spices
Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Pineapple sable
Sablé : cake, usually round with fluted edges, made from shortcrust pastry (butter, flour, sugar, and sometimes egg yolk).
Veal
Braised cushion of veal
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Cheeses
Dirt lover
United States. Missouri.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind covered in culinary vegetable ash.
Ripening : 2 weeks.
Pork
Sweet and sour pork ribs
Sweet and sour sauce : Tomato sauce with shallot, olive oil and bay leaf.