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Andouille
Pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.
Served cold as first course.
Shellfish and Seafood
Lobster with melted butter
Lobster served with melted butter enhanced with reduced lemon juice, and optionally, pepper or chili.
> view pairingsMushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Spaghetti alla puttanesca
Pasta dish made with tomatoes cooked with salted anchovies, garlic, capers, olives, and chili.
> view pairingsConsommé and Soup
Chowder
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente. Vendée.
Fish soup that can be served with potatoes or on slices of bread (toasted or not).
Cheeses
Idiazábal ahumado
Spain. Basque Country.
Smoked, pressed, uncooked raw sheep's milk cheese.
Ripening : 60 days minimum.
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallops with braised endive
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
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Baratte
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Saône-et-Loire.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with natural rind and a rye straw that runs through the middle of the cheese.
Game birds
Young partridge with porcini mushrooms
Young Partridge : under 8 months old.
> view pairingsCold starters
Langoustines with mayonnaise
Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.
> view pairingsBeef
Beef cheek daube with red wine and braised endives
Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.
> view pairingsDesserts
Cherries flambéed in kirsch
Cherries poached in a light syrup, coated in caramel, flambéed, and served over vanilla ice cream.
> view pairingsSalads
Langoustines salad with beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
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Lincoln log
United States. Michigan.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks.
Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie
Touraine-style quiche
Quiche made with shortcrust pastry filled with a mixture of eggs, cream, Rillettes de Tours, and rillons.
Rillons : pieces of pork slowly cooked in their own fat and seasoned with salt, pepper, spices, and sometimes garlic, parsley, or vinegar.


