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Desserts and Sweet Courses
Calisson
France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Mixture of candied melon and almond powder with an egg glaze, set on a sheet of unleavened bread.
One of the 13 traditional desserts of Provençal Christmas.
Cheeses
Pleasant ridge reserve
United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 7 to 14 months.
Feathered game
Roast young partridge with spring vegetables
Young Partridge : under 8 months old.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
Shellfish and Seafood
Clam and green sauce
Green sauce : Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with a puree of chervil, watercress, spinach, and parsley.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Apple strudel
Puff pastry filled with pieces of apple and raisins, usually seasoned with cinnamon and served warm with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, custard, or vanilla sauce.
Veal
Roasted rack of veal with spring vegetables
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
Hot Starters
Lobster raviole with black truffle cream
Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.
Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Quiche
Shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.
Sheep and Goats
Grilled lamb with garlic cream
Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.
Seafish
Golden sea bream in salt crust
Salt crust : a cooking method in which food (vegetables, fish, or meat) is entirely covered with coarse salt to ensure even cooking.
Cheeses
Dôme du Poitou
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind.
Veal
Blanquette de veau with mushrooms
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Seafish
Darne of salmon with sorrel sauce
Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.