All dishes:

Pork

Pork filet mignon with black truffle sauce

Black truffle sauce : crème fraîche and veal stock to which diced black truffles and shallots are added.

Sauces

Pesto sauce

Italy. Liguria.
Condiment or sauce made with olive oil and broth mixed with garlic, basil leaves, Pecorino Sardo, pine nuts, and marjoram or parsley.

Cheeses

Le Gruyère

Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow’s milk with few or no holes.
Ripening : 6 to 9 months.

Sauces

Lobster butter

Lobster butter : lobster meat with butter.

Offal and tripe

Veal kidney with Madeira sauce

Madeira sauce : demi-glace (reduced brown stock) with Madeira.

Sea fish

Marinated salmon with ginger

Desserts

Damson pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

French-style peas

Peas cooked with butter, onions, salad and herbs.

Poultry

Confit duck leg

Offal and tripe

Braised veal sweetbreads with morels

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish tails

Veal

Roast veal tendron

Tendron : french butcher's cut from the veal breast containing cartilage and layers of fat and meat.

Desserts

Pineapple gratin with honey

Pork

Grilled pork leg slice

Leg slice : thick, round slice cut crosswise from the shank.

Salads

Greek salad

Mixed salad made with capers, cucumber, feta, onion, oregano, olives, green bell pepper, and tomato, dressed with olive oil.

Desserts

Black plum tart

Cold starters

Turkey meatloaf

Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.

Beef

Roasted rib steak with porcini mushrooms

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

Shellfish and Seafood

Moules mariniere pot

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tagliatelle carbonara

Carbonara : pasta dish with eggs, cheese (pecorino romano or parmigiano reggiano), bacon (guanciale or pancetta), black pepper and sometimes cream.

Poultry

Spit roasted Bresse chicken

Sheep and Goats

Lamb with herbs

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Perigord-style tart with porcini mushrooms and duck gizzards

Cold starters

Crab cocktail

Crab and egg salad with cocktail sauce (Cognac, ketchup, mayonnaise, Tabasco).