All dishes:

Desserts

Framboisier cake

Cake made with raspberries, sponge cake and cream.

Shellfish and Seafood

Butter-seared scallops

Poultry

Pigeon 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.

Cold starters

Eggs Benedict and smoked salmon

Consommé and Soup

Borscht

Ukraine.
Beet-based soup with mushrooms, vegetables (carrot, cabbage, cucumber, beans, onion, potato, tomatoes), and meat (beef, pork, or chicken).

Game animals

Saddle of hare with fresh cream

Sea fish

Roasted monkfish with saffron

Appetizers

Smoked salmon bites

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Smoked salmon quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

Main meals

Ruthenian pierogi

Poland.
Pierogi : stuffed dumpling cooked in boiling water.
Ruthenian : stuffed with farmer’s cheese, fried onion, and potato.
Served hot or cold.

Sheep and Goats

Grilled saddle of lamb

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

Others

Creamy garlic snails

Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

Offal and tripe

Veal sweetbreads with mustard

Shellfish and Seafood

Plancha-seared langoustine with black pepper

Pork

Peking pork spare ribs

To glaze : to spread honey over the skin of an animal before cooking in order to achieve a crispy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.

Cheeses

Montasio mezzano

Italy. Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a brushed rind.
Ripening : 5 to 10 months.

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Mushroom quiche

Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.

Sea fish

Grilled sea bass with maitre d’hotel butter

Maître d'hôtel butter : softened butter mixed with finely chopped parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

Cheeses

Chiriboga blue

Germany. Allgäu.
Soft-ripened blue cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : at least 2 months.

Shellfish and Seafood

Pacific oysters

Cheeses

Cremont

United States. Vermont.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized goat’s and cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 3 weeks.

Cold starters

smoked mackerel rillettes with green pepper

Sea fish

Grilled herrings with mustard sauce

Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.

Shellfish and Seafood

Grilled lobster over vine shoots