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Barbecue
A meal, usually outdoors, where food is cooked on a grill or a spit.
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Pheasant salmis
Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.
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Spatchcocked pigeon
Spatchcock : bird prepared for grilling or roasting by removing the backbone and sternum and flattening it out before cooking.
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Entrecote winegrower’s style
Vigneronne sauce : red wine reduction with shallots and butter.
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Confit tomatoes
French cooking technique where tomatoes are slow-cooked at low temperature in olive oil with herbs (often garlic, thyme, and sometimes sugar) to concentrate the flavors.
Used as a garnish in Mediterranean cuisine.
Sea fish
Provençal red sea bream
Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.
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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).
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Fleischschnacka
France. Grand Est. Alsace.
(Snail meat).
A specialty made with a filling of cooked meat (usually leftover pot-au-feu) mixed with egg, onion, parsley, pepper, and salt, rolled in noodle dough before being pan-fried and then poached in broth.
Dish usually served with roasted potatoes and a green salad.
Pork
Ham with wine lees
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Ham that has been macerated in Burgundy wine lees for three to five weeks..
Served cold as an appetizer or as a starter.
Poultry
Glazed fattened chicken with sweet spices
To glaze : to spread honey over the skin of an animal before cooking in order to achieve a crispy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.
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.
Salads
Caux-style salad
Potato-based salad with diced ham, chervil, watercress, and a cream and cider vinegar dressing.
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Cockles and persillade sauce
Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.
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Grilled rib steak with spring vegetables and herb butter
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
Herb butter : Softened butter with chopped herbs (chives, tarragon, and parsley), pepper, and salt.