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Sheep and Goats
Lamb noisette with sweet spices
Noisette : round-shaped piece of meat taken from the leg, loin, or rack.
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.
Poultry
Pigeon en vessie with cream sauce
En vessie : meat poach in pork bladder. Like cooking under vacuum.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.
Seafish
Monkfish with Romesco sauce
Romesco sauce : catalan specialty. Sauce made with a mixture of garlic, almonds, ñoras (dried red peppers), bread, tomatoes, along with oil, vinegar, and spices.
Beef
Beef tongue with sauce ravigote
Ravigote sauce : cold or hot acidic sauce based on velouté or vinaigrette with capers, egg yolks, shallots or onion and aromatic herbs (chervil, tarragon, parsley).
Cold starters
Chicken meatloaf stuffed with crayfish
Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.
Consommés, Broths and Soups
Fish a la nage with saffron
Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.
Seafish
Pavé of salmon with morel cream sauce
Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.
Sheep and Goats
Roasted leg of lamb with porcini mushrooms
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Cheeses
Pavé d’Auge
France. Normandy. Pays d'Auge.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Cheeses
Limburger
Germany. Netherlands. Limburg.
Soft cheese made from raw or pasteurized cow's milk with washed rind.
Shellfish and Seafood
Clam fricassee
Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.
Seafish
Roasted John Dory with beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
Cheeses
Brie à la truffe noire
France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Brie.
Brie cut in half then topped with a preparation made from black truffle and mascarpone.


