All dishes:

Desserts

Molten chocolate cake with cardamom ice cream and a coffee cream

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Zucchini gratin

Pairs well with grilled shellfish, fish, or white or red meat.
Served cold, warm or hot.

Sea fish

Monkfish in americaine sauce

American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."

Desserts

Black and red fruit pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted lobster 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.

Poultry

Grilled duck breast with blackcurrant berries

Cooked meats

Poultry pâté with citrus fruit

Served cold or at room temperature.

Salads

Autumn salad

Mixed salad with seasonal vegetables : beetroot, mushroom, cabbage, lettuce, walnut, potato, dried fruits…

Poultry

Danish roast goose

Roast goose stuffed with onion, apple and prunes.

Sheep and Goats

Leg of lamb with flageolets beans

Leg of lamb : Cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg.
One thigh is called Chump.

Sheep and Goats

Grilled mutton

Pork

Grilled pork leg slice

Leg slice : thick, round slice cut crosswise from the shank.

Offal and tripe

Calf’s brain fritters

Salads

Marinated salmon salad

Pork

Braised pork shoulder

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

Desserts

Fresh fruit tart

Cooked meats

Cold buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

Poultry

Souvarov-style chicken

Souvarov : stuffing with fresh foie gras and black truffle cooked in terrine.

Freshwater fish

Pike quenelles

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Vegetables in pinzimonio

Pinzimonio : raw vegetables to dip in salted and peppered olive oil, sometimes with vinegar.

Sea fish

Scalop aumoniere

Warm starters

Shellfish raviole

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

Beef

Roasted rib steak with chanterelles

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

Cheeses

Goat camembert

Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a bloomy rind.