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Warm starters
Langoustine raviole with saffron
Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.
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Salmon tartare with sweet spices
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
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
Chocolate and orange marquise
Marquise : dessert or frozen dessert made with chocolate mousse (white, milk or dark chocolate).
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Tempura
Japan.
Tempura : frying batter made with flour, egg and ice water, in which all sorts of vegetables cut into slices or matchsticks, seafood or fish are dipped before frying in sesame oil.
Generally, tempura is dipped in a sauce (dashi, mirin, and soy sauce, flavored with condiments like grated ginger and daikon radish) and served with noodles or rice.
Sea fish
Halibut crudo
Italy.
Crudo : a raw fish or seafood dish, usually simply seasoned with a mix of citrus (lime, lemon, grapefruit…) and olive oil, salt, citrus juice (lemon, lime), and vinegar.
Cheeses
Raw mozzarella
Mozzarella : fresh and stretched-curd cheese made from buffalo milk.
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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.
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Financiere sauce
Financiere sauce : Demi-glace (a reduced sauce made from brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef) enhanced with Madeira and truffle essence.
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Pistade de moules
France. Occitania. Hérault. Sète.
Preparation made with raw mussel meat mixed with an anchovy, chili pepper and olive oil sauce.
Eaten on a slice of grilled bread.
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).
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Calf’s liver with bordelaise sauce
Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.
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Poached darne of salmon
Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
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Boeuf à la mode
Meat slowly cooked in a pot over low heat with white wine, carrots, onion, and broth flavored with herbes de Provence.
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Chocolate and morello cherry shortcake
United Kingdom.
Shortcake : small dry cake topped with a layer of fruit, syrup, and whipped cream.


