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Sea fish
Grilled sea bream with a julienne of vegetable
Julienne : vegetables cut into batons.
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Sole fillets with beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
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Head cheese
Small pieces of pork meat (cheeks, snout, tongue, etc), usually cooked with small pieces of carrots, pickles, shallots or onion, seasoned with garlic, spices, parsley and molded in aspic.
Served cold.
Shellfish and Seafood
Clams mariniere with thyme
Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.
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Picolin
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 1 week.
Cold starters
Tuna tataki
Tataki : raw fish or raw meat cut into thin slices that are seared, then marinated in rice vinegar or mirin before being seasoned with a condiment (often ginger)
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Chicken in salt crust
Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.
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Roasted pheasant with mixed vegetables
Mixed vegetables : Vegetables cut into sticks, boiled, drained and mixed with peas.
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Chicken fricassee with mushrooms
Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.
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Tapenade toast
Tapenade : garlic, capers, anchovy fillets, black olives, pepper, and olive oil.
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Estrella La Peral
Spain. Asturias.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 to 8 weeks.
Cheeses
Marieke aged Gouda
Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a orange waxed rind.
Matured : 9-12 months.
Sea fish
Darne of salmon with beurre blanc sauce
Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
Shellfish and Seafood
Lobster with melted butter
Lobster served with melted butter enhanced with reduced lemon juice, and optionally, pepper or chili.
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