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Maltese strawberries
Strawberries served with orange juice and Cointreau.
Seafish
Tuna carpaccio
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Green asparagus with beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Apple bavarian cream
Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.
Cured Meats
Sac bardin
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Loire.
Charcuterie made from the complete pork belly (intestine and stomach) with offal (heart, kidneys), meat from the head, ham and pork fat, with added red wine and seasoned and cooked in court-bouillon.
Served hot or cold.
Beef
Bordeaux style grilled entrecote
Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.
Cheeses
Trappe de Bricquebec
France. Normandy.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Pineapple vacherin
Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.
Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Duck pithivier
Puff pastry pie filled with duck confit, duck foie gras, mushrooms, onions, and a touch of whisky.
Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Fresh goat cheese quiche
Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.
Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Fouée with mojette beans
France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Pays de la Loire. Loire-Atlantique. Maine-et-Loire. Saumur. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Mojette beans : white beans from Vendée.
Cold starters
Greek-style mushrooms
Mushrooms marinated in seasoned white wine and lemon juice and optionally tomato.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Scallop risotto
Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.
Miscellaneous
Lamb pita
Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.
Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.
Sandwich made with thinly sliced lamb, hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).
Sheep and Goats
Grilled lamb 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.