All dishes:

Sheep and Goats

Lamb with potatoes and pearl onions

Cheeses

Fribourg

Switzerland. Fribourg.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.

Desserts

Black fruit meringue tart

Cooked meats

Cold cut buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

Salads

Smoked salmon salad

Desserts

Caramelized pears mille-feuille

Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.

Sheep and Goats

Lamb shank with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

Desserts

Cherry gratin

Poultry

Sautéed duck foie gras wih citrus

Served hot.

Main meals

Chicken tajine with lemon confit and olives

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

Shellfish and Seafood

Steamed mussels with saffron

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spinach and ricotta lasagna

Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

Sea fish

Grilled sea bream with fennel

Poultry

Stuffed goose

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

Veal

Roasted rack of veal with cream and mushrooms

Poultry

Catalan-style chicken

Chicken with onions, prunes, pine nuts and tomato.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tagliatelle with black truffle

Cheeses

Wrangeback

Sweden.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 10 to 15 months.

Sauces

Red pepper sauce

Red pepper sauce : sauce made with crème fraîche, olive oil, onion, and red bell pepper.

Desserts

Apricot tart with honey

Offal and tripe

Lamb’s brain with brown butter

Beurre noisette (brown butter) : butter cooked until it reaches a light brown color and a nutty aroma, then strained into a cold container to stop the cooking.

Beef

Bordeaux style rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

Cheeses

Bijou

United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks.

Desserts

Fraisier cake

Cake made with strawberries, sponge cake and cream, usually covered with a layer of marzipan.