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Sea fish
Sautéed darne of salmon
Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
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Salmon tataki
Tataki : raw fish or raw meat cut into thin slices that are seared, then marinated in rice vinegar or mirin before being seasoned with a condiment (often ginger)
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Smoked salmon aspic with Champagne
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.
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Roasted saddle of lamb with spring vegetables
Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
Cheeses
Bleu des Causses
France. Occitania. Aveyron, Lot, Lozère.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 70 days minimum.
Desserts
Strawberry 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).
Sea fish
Sole with mousseline sauce
Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.
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Idiazábal ahumado
Spain. Basque Country.
Smoked, pressed, uncooked raw sheep's milk cheese.
Ripening : 60 days minimum.
Cheeses
Reblochon laitier
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk (Red label).
Shellfish and Seafood
Eclade
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime.
Mussels cooked over a pine needle fire.
Generally eaten with bread and butter.
Main meals
Chicken tajine with almonds and dates
Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.
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Bolognese sauce
Bolognese sauce : meat-based sauce with soffritto (the Italian version of a mirepoix) made from onion, celery, and carrot. The various meats are minced or finely chopped and slow-cooked.
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Parmigiano Reggiano vecchio
Italy. Emilia Romagna and Lombardy south.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 18 to 24 months.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Fettucine Alfredo
Italy. United States.
Pasta dish made with long pasta mixed with butter and Parmesan cheese.
Others
Burgundy snails in cassolette
Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.
Snails with parsley butter (butter, garlic, and parsley mixed).