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Poultry
Squab with spring vegetables
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
Soubise sauce : béchamel with onion, butter, fresh cream, salt and pepper.
Desserts
Strawberry snow
Whipped egg whites filled with cottage cheese, topped with strawberries and a fruit coulis.
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Smoked salmon carpaccio
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
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Lorraine paté with garden salad
France. Grand Est. Meurthe-et-Moselle. Baccarat.
Puff pastry filled with pork neck and veal knuckle marinated in wine (white, rosé, or red) with shallots, bay leaf, parsley, and thyme.
Served hot.
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallops with beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
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Gâteau basque with rhum-flavoured pastry cream
Basque Country.
Cake filled with almond or rum and vanilla pastry cream.
Sea fish
Grilled red mullet with an anchovy butter
Anchovy butter : Softened butter mashed with anchovy fillets, garlic, and sometimes herbs.
> view pairingsCold starters
Chicken meatloaf stuffed with crayfish
Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.
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Peppercorn sauce
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.
> view pairingsFreshwater fish
Gefilte fish
Ashkenazi Jewish cuisine.
Stuffed fish (with pike, hake… and served in slices) or large fish balls garnished with a slice of carrot with a horseradish sauce.
Served cold or warm.
Main meals
Nigirizushi
Vinegared rice hand-pressed and topped with an ingredient (raw or cooked fish, seafood, vegetables, etc.), usually served with wasabi.
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Shrimp nem
Spring roll : thin pancake made from wheat or rice flour, stuffed with pork, chicken, or seafood, along with mushrooms and/or various julienned vegetables, then fried in a wok or sometimes steamed.
Served hot.
Others
Shrimp guédille
Canada. Quebec.
Guédille : sandwich made with a hot dog bun filled with salad and mayonnaise sauce.


