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Sauces
Green sauce
Green sauce : Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with a puree of chervil, watercress, spinach, and parsley.
Seafish
Hake fillet with meunière sauce
Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.
Shellfish and Seafood
Roasted spiny lobster with sweet spicy butter
Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Canelé of Bordeaux
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Gironde. Bordeaux.
Small cake from Bordeaux baked in a mold, originally made of copper, with a cylindrical shape and fluted edges, which gives it its name (from the Gascon word "canelat", meaning "gutter"). It has a soft and tender dough, flavored with rum and vanilla, and a thin, caramelized crust.
Offal and tripe
Veal kidney with Madeira sauce
Madeira sauce : demi-glace (reduced brown stock) with Madeira.
Beef
Grilled beef tournedos with peppercorn sauce
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.
Cheeses
Pleasant ridge reserve extra-aged
United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 15 to 20 months.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Farcis
A hot or cold dish made from hollowed-out vegetables (tomatoes, zucchinis, onions, artichokes, bell peppers, cabbages, eggplants…) stuffed with a filling made of ground meat or sausage meat, mixed with breadcrumbs and herbs.
Cheeses
Neufchâtel
France. Normandy. Neufchatel-en-Bray.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Seafish
Grilled sea bass with beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
Cheeses
Malakoff
France. Normandy. Seine-Maritime. Pays de Bray. Gournay-en-Bray.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.
Less aged than Gournay.
Cold starters
Confit tomatoes
French cooking technique where tomatoes are slow-cooked at low temperature in olive oil with herbs (often garlic, thyme, and sometimes sugar) to concentrate the flavors.
Used as a garnish in Mediterranean cuisine.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Sugar pie
Belgium. Canada. Quebec. France.
Tart filled with butter, fresh cream and sugar.
The dough varies depending on the origin (Canada : shortcrust pastry).