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Consommé and Soup
French onion soup gratinee
Soup made with fried onions cooked in broth, topped with bread or gratinated croutons.
> view pairingsCold starters
Chicken meatloaf stuffed with crayfish
Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.
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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.
Cheeses
Bleu de Gex
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Jura. Haut-Jura.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Cooked meats
Andouille de Guémené
Andouille : pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.
Served cold as first course.
Desserts
Ambassadeur
Sponge cake soaked in Grand Marnier (sometimes Kirsch), layered with pastry cream filled with candied fruits, and topped with marzipan (typically green).
> view pairingsMushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Spaghetti carbonara
Italy. Lazio.
Carbonara : pasta dish with eggs, cheese (pecorino romano or parmigiano reggiano), bacon (guanciale or pancetta), black pepper and sometimes cream.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Stuffed cabbage
Stuffing made with beef or pork, seasoned with onions, tomatoes, rice, spices, etc., wrapped in one or more cabbage leaves, then boiled or steamed.
Generally eaten hot.
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallop carpaccio with tapenade
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Tapenade : garlic, capers, anchovy fillets, black olives, pepper, and olive oil.
Warm starters
Spanakopita
Greece.
Phyllo pastry stuffed with spinach with shallot, egg, onion, feta or ricotta.
Beef
Beef Wellington
Beef fillet in puff pastry with spices such as curry or ginger.
> view pairingsSea fish
Bourride
France. Occitania. Aude. Gard. Hérault. Pyrénées-Orientales. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Alpes-Maritimes. Bouches-du-Rhône. Var.
Steamed white fish soup (monkfish, sea bass, mackerel, mullet), served with a vegetable brunoise (carrot, celery, onion, leek, etc) and accompanied by aioli or olive oil mayonnaise, with garlic-rubbed croutons.
Consommé and Soup
Zurrukutuna
Basque Country.
Soup made with cod, peppers and garlic.
Veal
Veal Marengo
Marengo : cooked in a casserole with mushrooms, onion, tomato and white wine.
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