All dishes:

Pork

Pork roast with chestnut mash

Game animals

Doe fillet with figs

Sheep and Goats

Roasted shoulder of lamb and mixed herbs

Cheeses

L’Ami du Chambertin

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a marc de Bourgogne washed rind.

Main meals

Beef rendang

Indonesia.
Rendang : dish made with meat or vegetables slowly cooked in coconut milk with spices (lemongrass, turmeric, galangal, ginger, chili).

Poultry

Coq au vin

Wine stewed chicken.

Cooked meats

Pork pâté

Served cold.

Desserts

Pumpkin meringue tart

Game birds

Roasted woodcock with black truffle

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Brussels sprouts

Sea fish

Sautéed darne of salmon

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.

Cheeses

Nimble

United States. North Carolina.
Soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized goat's and cow's milk with a beer-washed rind.

Beef

Grilled beef with pommes paillasson and peppercorn sauce

Pomme paillasson : pancake of grated and fried potatoes.
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.

Desserts

Fig meringue tart

Pork

Marinated confit pork belly with sweet spices and olive oil

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.

Cheeses

Cambozola

Germany. Allgäu.
Double cream blue soft ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 6 to 8 weeks.

Pork

Pork with prunes

Shellfish and Seafood

Baked oysters with a julienne of leek

Julienne : vegetables cut into batons.

Desserts

Caramel crème renversée

Baked custard served in a ramekin with a caramel bottom, or unmolded, inverted, and topped with caramel.

Fruits

Strawberry

Pork

Portuguese-style pork roast

Oven-roasted pork with paprika, chicken stock, and white wine.

Desserts

Pear twelfth night cake

Poultry

Roasted poultry with gravy

Gravy : sauce made from natural cooking juices, thickened with wheat flour or cornstarch, seasoned with pepper, salt, and crème fraîche (for seafood and fish) or red wine (for meat).

Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated scallops in olive oil and lemon

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.