All dishes:

Sea fish

Sea bream ceviche with citrus and sesame

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).

Desserts

Lemon sponge cake

Desserts

Calisson

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Mixture of candied melon and almond powder with an egg glaze, set on a sheet of unleavened bread.
One of the 13 traditional desserts of Provençal Christmas.

Poultry

Fattened chicken with ivory sauce

Ivory sauce : supreme sauce (chicken velouté with cream) and meat glaze.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti alle vongole

Pasta with clams and persillade sauce.

Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled lobster with lemon

Cold starters

Langoustine cocktail

Langoustine salad with egg and cocktail sauce (Cognac, ketchup, mayonnaise, Tabasco).

Shellfish and Seafood

Cockles and scallops cassolette

Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.

Appetizers

Lobster summer roll

Vietnam.
Summer roll : shrimp, vegetables, or beef or pork wrapped in raw rice paper (bánh tráng).
Served cold.

Salads

Caesar salad

Romaine salad with garlicky croutons, eggs, Parmesan cheese, and a dressing made of lemon juice, olive oil, and Worcestershire sauce.

Cold starters

Egg 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.

Pork

Pork trotters with morels

Desserts

Apricot gratin

Beef

Grilled steak with marchand de vin butter

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached. Marchand de vin butter : reduction of red wine with shallots mixed with butter.

Sheep and Goats

Roasted mutton

Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed spiny lobster

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

Cheeses

Aiglon aux herbes

France. Grand Est. Vosges.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk aged with Provence herbs, black and white pepper, and bird’s eye chili.
Ripening : 4 months.

Desserts

Chocolate yule log with pistachio cream

Poultry

Spatchcocked pigeon

Spatchcock : bird prepared for grilling or roasting by removing the backbone and sternum and flattening it out before cooking.

Poultry

Catalan-style chicken

Chicken with onions, prunes, pine nuts and tomato.

Desserts

Pumpkin meringue pie

Desserts

Pear and apple tart

Desserts

Praline bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

Ice cream and sorbets

Gingerbread ice cream