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Vol-au-vent financiere
Vol-au-vent : a round puff pastry shell intended to serve several people (with a diameter of at least 15 centimeters), filled with a mixture of meat, sweetbreads, fish, shellfish, snails, mushrooms… all bound together with a sauce (bisque, béchamel, cream, Nantua sauce…).
Financiere sauce : Demi-glace (a reduced sauce made from brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef) enhanced with Madeira and truffle essence.
Veal
Veal medallion with porcini mushrooms
Medallion : piece of meat (3 to 4 cm thick) sliced from the tenderloin, prepared in the style of a tournedos.
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Coulommiers
France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Meaux. Coulommiers.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.
Sea fish
Grilled sea bream a l’unilateral
A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.
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Marinated anchovies
Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.
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Calvander
United States. North Carolina.Pressed and cooked cheese made from cow's milk.
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Savaron
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Auvergne.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind.
Similar to Saint-Nectaire but produced outside the designated appellation area.
Desserts
Mirlitons de Pont-Audemer
France. Normandy. Pont-Audemer.
Crispy almond rolled biscuit filled with praline mousse and sealed at the ends with dark chocolate.
Poultry
Fattened chicken in salt crust
Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.
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Roasted sea bass with artichokes a la barigoule
A la barigoule : stuffing made from mushrooms and onion braised in olive oil.
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Braised lamb chops with rosemary
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
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Saint-Nectaire
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Pays des monts-Dore (Cantal, Puy de Dôme).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 28 days minimum.
Bear the mention « Saint-Nectaire laitier ».
Veal
Veal tournedos with forestière sauce
Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Forestière sauce : sauce based on butter, mushrooms, fresh cream, and shallots.
Sheep and Goats
Grilled lamb with persillade sauce
Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.
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Bordeaux style entrecote with porcini mushrooms
Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.
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