Shellfish and Seafood
Lobster carpaccio with vanilla
Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.
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Appetizers
Anchovy butter canapé
Anchovy butter : softened butter mixed with mashed anchovies, garlic and sometimes herbs.
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Frangipane tart
Frangipane: almond based cream with butter, eggs, sugar and flavored with rum mixed with pastry cream.
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Vegetable pannequet with fresh herbs
Pannequet: pancake filled with a salty or sweet preparation.
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Caramel merveilleux
Belgium. France.
Cake in shape of a sphere or a medium-sphere made of two meringues welded with praline whipped cream and covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.
Cheeses
Quicke’s traditional cheddar
United Kingdom. Devon.
Hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese with hard pressed paste and a natural rind coated with lard and wrapped in muslin cloth.
Ripening : 12 months.
Beef
Grilled rib steak with spring vegetables and herb butter
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Herb butter : softened butter mixed with chopped herbs (chives, parsley and tarragon), pepper and salt.
Sea fish
Brill with sorrel sauce
Sorrel sauce: white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter and court-bouillon.
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Fruit zabaione
Zabaione: egg yolk beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or not, to get a froth hot or warm and fragrant.
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Black radish and herb butter
Herb butter : softened butter mixed with chopped herbs (chives, parsley and tarragon), pepper and salt.
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Dubliner vintage
Ireland. Cork.
Hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : over 24 months.
Offal and tripe
Tripous
Aveyron speciality.
Dish made with small strips of veal, usually rolled in sheep pansette (usually lamb) and tied with twine. Cooking in a veal stock with salt, pepper, white wine, carrot and tomato.
Beef
Hachis parmentier
Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.
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