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Shellfish and Seafood
Grilled shrimp cocktail
Cocktail sauce : ketchup and mayonnaise sauce with a dash of Cognac or Whisky and tabasco.
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Tielle
France. Occitania. Hérault. Sète.
Pie filled with squid, octopus or cuttlefish mixed with a spicy tomato sauce.
Cheeses
Comté
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ain. Haute-Savoie. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Doubs. Jura. Saône-et-Loire.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.
Shellfish and Seafood
Provençal scallops
Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.
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Lobster 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.
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Zarzuela
Spain. Catalonia. Valencia.
Mixture of shellfish, crustaceans and fish simmered in a sauce (sofregit) based on olive oil with garlic, herbs, onion, tomato, etc
Like a paella without rice .
Sheep and Goats
Provençal grilled lamb
Provençal style : accompanied by sautéed tomatoes with parsley, garlic-infused olive oil, and bread.
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Scallop skewers with béarnaise sauce
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks. Served hot.
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Bay scallop tartare with citrus
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
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Pear ambassadeur
Sponge cake soaked in Grand Marnier (sometimes Kirsch), layered with pastry cream filled with pear, and topped with a layer of marzipan (typically green).
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Le Gruyère réserve
Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow’s milk with few or no holes.
Ripening : 10 months minimum.
Beef
Grilled beef with peppercorn sauce
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.
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Lamb noisette and mushrooms
Noisette : round-shaped piece of meat taken from the leg, loin, or rack.
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Poultry with spring vegetables
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
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