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Albufera sauce
Albufera sauce : supreme sauce (cream of poultry and/or veal reduced and added with cream) supplemented with meat glaze and sometimes duck foie gras and Port wine.
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Roasted lobster with sweet spices
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.
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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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Caramel charlotte
Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.
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BLT sandwich
Sandwich made with two slices of sandwich bread (often toasted), filled with slices of smoked or pan-fried bacon (usually three), lettuce leaves (often iceberg or romaine), and tomato slices (BLT : Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato), with mayonnaise.
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Black fruit pavlova
Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
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Braised duck with turnips
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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Cherry merveilleux
Belgium. France.
Merveilleux : Sphere or half-sphere shaped cake made of two meringues joined with praline whipped cream, covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.
Warm starters
Goat cheese raviole
Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.
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Spit-roasted leg of lamb with tarragon
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Freshwater fish
Pike quenelles with Nantua sauce
Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.
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Green asparagus with beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
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Monkfish tartar
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
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Red velvet cake
United States.
Layered red chocolate cake covered with cream cheese or roux frosting.
Traditionally served at Christmas or Valentine's Day.
Cheeses
Smokey blue
United States. Oregon.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk, smoked over hazelnut shells.
Ripening : 90 days.
Main meals
Potée
Mixture of meat or sausage, vegetables and baked potatoes in broth cooked several hours in an earthenware pot.
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