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Desserts and Sweet Courses
Chocolate merveilleux
Belgium. France.
Merveilleux : Sphere or half-sphere shaped cake made of two meringues joined with praline whipped cream, covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
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).
Cold starters
Spiny lobster 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.
Cheeses
Trillium
United States. Indiana.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Apple and plum crumble
Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.
Miscellaneous
Pinchitos
Spain. Andalusia. Extremadura.
Skewers of small cubes of marinated meat (usually pork or chicken) threaded on a skewer and cooked over charcoal braziers.
he marinade is made with olive oil, aromatic herbs, spices (garlic, cumin, turmeric, oregano, paprika, pepper, thyme, etc), and salt.
Cold starters
Cervelle de canut
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Cottage cheese beaten with fresh cream and seasonings (chives, shallot, parsley).
Dish usually served with toasted bread, steamed potatoes, or used to dress a salad.
Shellfish and Seafood
Lobster fricassee
Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.
Sheep and Goats
Leg of lamb confit with sweet garlic
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Sauces
Black butter sauce
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).
Cheeses
San Andreas
United States. California.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a natural rind and straw-colored crust.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.
Veal
Veal tournedos with forestière sauce
Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Forestière sauce : sauce based on butter, mushrooms, fresh cream, and shallots.
Sheep and Goats
Braised leg of lamb with herbs
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
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
Mussels cassolette with spinach
Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.
Seafish
Rollmops
Herring fillet marinated in water, white vinegar, salt, onion, pepper, mustard, and sometimes white wine, rolled into a cylindrical shape, often around an onion, a pickled gherkin, or sauerkraut.