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Warm starters
Lobster raviole with black truffle cream
Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.
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Hochepot stew
France. Hauts-de-France.
Stew made with oxtail, lamb shoulder, salted pork belly, and vegetables.
Sea fish
Bacalao al pil pil
Basque Country.
Dish with salt cod, garlic, olive oil and chili pepper (pil pil).
Cold starters
Egg aspic
Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.
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Braised pork chop
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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Venison fillet with peppercorn sauce
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.
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Tomme Trappe Echourgnac
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 6 weeks.
Desserts
Cassata
Italy. Sicily.
Sponge cake soaked with fruit juice or liqueur and filled with ricotta and chocolate or vanilla cream. Covered with green-colored almond paste icing and candied fruits.
Poultry
Duck aiguillette with greeen peppercorn sauce
Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.
Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac and reduced, then combined with pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.
Desserts
Chocolate Saint-Honoré
Saint-Honoré : puff pastry or shortcrust base topped with choux pastry before baking, then covered with pastry cream and small cream-filled choux puffs glazed with caramel around the edges.
The center of the cake is filled with whipped cream or a Chiboust cream (pastry cream mixed with Italian meringue).
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.
> view pairingsSheep and Goats
Roasted leg of lamb with flageolets beans
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Cheeses
Old Mimolette
France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : 12 to 18 months.
Desserts
Streusel cake
Streusel : alsatian brioche topped with a type of crumble made from butter, cinnamon, flour, almond powder and sugar.
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