All dishes:

Sauces

Albufera sauce

Albufera sauce : supreme sauce (cream of poultry and/or veal reduced and added with cream) supplemented with meat glaze and sometimes duck foie gras and Port wine.

Sauces

Normandy sauce

Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.

Desserts

Apple cake

Desserts

Chestnut cream

Main meals

Lobster raviole with Newburg sauce

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.
Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream, egg yolks, onions, and Sherry or Madeira.

Sheep and Goats

Spit-roasted knuckle of lamb

Knuckle of lamb : cut of meat located beneath the leg (gigot), surrounding the shinbone of the hind leg.

Beef

Grilled flank steak

Appetizers

Black olives in brine

Cold starters

Salmon 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.

Poultry

Duck breast with roasted figs

Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled prawn skewers with pineapple

Poultry

Roasted turkey with bacon

Sea fish

Halibut 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).

Beef

Beef estouffade with brown beer and mushrooms

Main meals

Pot-au-feu

French beef stew with vegetables (carrot, turnip, leek, potato, celeriac, onion, , etc) and spices (bouquet garni and clove).

Desserts

Yoghurt cake with lemon

Sheep and Goats

Salt-crusted lamb

Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.

Sheep and Goats

Potato crusted saddle of lamb

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop stew with curry

Sheep and Goats

Lamb navarin with spices

Navarin : stew.

Veal

Veal medallion with vin jaune

Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.

Sea fish

Sea bass with fennel and star anise

Game birds

Grilled quail 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

Red berry pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.