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Veal
Braised veal medallion
Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Shellfish and Seafood
Clams mariniere with thyme
Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.
Veal
Blanquette de veau with mushrooms
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Consommés, Broths and Soups
Chowder
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente. Vendée.
Fish soup that can be served with potatoes or on slices of bread (toasted or not).
Cold starters
Egg aspic
Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.
Cheeses
Chevrotin des Aravis
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw goat’s milk with a natural rind.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Pear diplomat pudding
Sponge cake soaked with Grand Marnier (sometimes kirsch) with a pastry cream filled with pear and covered with Chantilly cream topped with a candied cherry.
Main courses
Langoustine sushi
Sushi : vinegared cooked rice combined with other ingredients : seafood, vegetables, or sometimes tropical fruits.
Shellfish and Seafood
Baked oysters with horseradish
Horseradish : herb grown for its hot mustard-flavored root.
Cheeses
Roquefort
France. Occitania. Aveyron. Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.
Blue cheese made from raw sheep's milk.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Malakoff Charlotte
Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.


