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Seafish
Darne of monkfish with green peppercorn sauce
Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac and reduced, then combined with pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.
Cheeses
Petit Saint-Nectaire
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Pays des monts-Dore (Cantal, Puy de Dôme).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 21 days minimum.
Shellfish and Seafood
Whelks with mayonnaise
Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.
Cured Meats
Andouille de Charlieu
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Charlieu.
Pork sausage using mainly of pork heart and throat marinated in red wine with herbs and spices.
Served hot or cold.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Douillon à la poire
France. Normandy.
Pear hollowed out in the center and filled with granulated sugar with a teaspoon of Calvados and butter, or with jam for children, baked in the oven in shortcrust or puff pastry.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Pomme d’amour
France.
Apple coated with a hard red caramel and held at the end of a stick.
Poultry
Roasted squab à la goutte de sang
Cooked à la goutte de sang : quick sear over medium-high heat to brown the surface of the meat while keeping the inside pink.
Shellfish and Seafood
Scallops in bitter-sweet
Sweet and sour sauce : Tomato sauce with shallot, olive oil and bay leaf.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Cod croquettes with tomato sauce
Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.
Sheep and Goats
Leg of lamb with sweet spices
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
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 and Sweet Courses
Apricot mille-feuille
Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.