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Offal and tripe
Calf’s brain with black butter
Beurre noir (black butter sauce) : butter cooked until it takes on a dark color, in reaction with an acid (capers, lemon juice, white wine, vinegar).
Shellfish and Seafood
Sautéed scallops with Noilly Prat
Noilly Prat : vermouth with notes of chamomile and coriander.
Poultry
Supreme of fattened chicken with cream sauce
Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.
Veal
Tête de veau with ravigote sauce
Ravigote sauce : cold or hot acidic sauce based on velouté or vinaigrette with capers, egg yolks, shallots or onion and aromatic herbs (chervil, tarragon, parsley).
Cured Meats
Mortadella
Italy. Emilia-Romagna. Lombardy.
Charcuterie product made from pork, breadcrumbs, olives, pistachios, and butter.
Seafish
Grilled sea bass with anise and braised fennel
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Cheeses
Le Gruyère alpage
Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.
Cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk, pressed in a hemp cloth and cooked, with few or no holes.
Cheese is produced from mid-May to mid-October.
Ripening : 10 months minimum.
Seafish
Gravlax salmon
Gravlax : fresh salmon marinated with dill, spices, and herbs, cured with salt and sugar, served with a mustard sauce.
Cheeses
Boulette de Cambrai
France. Hauts-de-France. Pas de Calais. Avesnes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind flavored with tarragon, parsley, and pepper, then hand-shaped into a cone.
Ripening : 3 to 6 weeks.
Shellfish and Seafood
Cockles and scallops cassolette
Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.
Hot Starters
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
Sautéed langoustine with lemon butter
Lemon butter sauce : lemon, crème fraîche and butter.
Poultry
Duck foie gras with fig chutney
Chutney : sweet and sour sauce made from fruits and/or vegetables with condiments and spices.