All dishes:

Desserts

Poached pear and gingerbread

Sea fish

Sea bass with fennel and star anise

Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed clams

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Mushroom fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

Cooked meats

Rillettes

Pork meat slowly cooked over low heat in its own fat.
Served cold.

Poultry

Chicken fricassee with cream sauce

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

Poultry

Stuffed guinea fowl with chanterelle

Main meals

Sashimi

Thin slices of raw fish or shellfish.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spinach and ricotta cannelloni

Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

Desserts

Mirabelle plum compote

Game birds

Flambé woodcock with Armagnac

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Thin scallop tart

Thin tart : on puff pastry.

Appetizers

Gougères with Maroilles

Gougères stuffed with Maroilles cheese.

Desserts

Strawberry bagatelle

Bagatelle : sponge cake cut into pieces mixed with fruits, cream, and sometimes jam.

Sea fish

Smoked salmon pancake

Galette : savory crepe.

Others

Snail cassolette

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

Desserts

Cottage cheese and sugar

Game animals

Roasted venison

Sea fish

Darne of salmon with sorrel sauce

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

Beef

Rib steak with bourguignonne sauce

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Bourguignonne sauce : partial reduction of shallot or onion and red wine with a bouquet garni (parsley, thyme and bay leaf) bound with a veal stock or a Spanish sauce.

Main meals

Asparagus and langoustine raviole

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

Shellfish and Seafood

Imperial fried shrimp

Fried shrimp with spicy sauce (ginger, chili, pepper, soy sauce, , etc) and cashew nuts.

Warm starters

Cumin puff pastry

Poultry

Squab 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.