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Beef
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.
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Grilled sea bass with maitre d’hotel butter
Maître d'hôtel butter : softened butter mixed with finely chopped parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
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Spinach and ricotta quiche
Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.
Shellfish and Seafood
Lobster Thermidor
Lobster meat combined with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallots, fish stock, and mustard, then served in its shell and often gratinated.
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Apple strudel
Puff pastry filled with pieces of apple and raisins, usually seasoned with cinnamon and served warm with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, custard, or vanilla sauce.
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Vieux Lille
France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 5 to 6 months.
Cheeses
Abbaye de Tamié
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 weeks.
Sheep and Goats
Herb roasted leg of lamb
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Cooked meats
Pâté en croûte
Terrine of assorted meats, oven-baked in a pastry crust and set in natural gelatin.
Served cold.
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.
Cold starters
Shrimp tomato
Belgium.
Tomato stuffed with grey shrimp mixed with mayonnaise.
Poultry
Glazed fattened chicken with sweet spices
To glaze : to spread honey over the skin of an animal before cooking in order to achieve a crispy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.
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.