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Seafish
Shad with beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
Cheeses
Brokkelkaas
Netherlands. South Holland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : over 24 months.
Freshwater fish
Sautéed pike-perch and spring garnish with beurre blanc sauce
Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Artichokes a la croque au sel
À la croque au sel : raw vegetables dipped in salt, like radishes.
In general, avoid serving wine with raw artichoke.
Seafish
Grilled sea bass with maitre d’hotel butter
Maître d'hôtel butter : softened butter mixed with finely chopped parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Caramelized pear mille-feuille
Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.
Cured Meats
Rillons
France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Pays de la Loire. Loire-Atlantique. Maine-et-Loire. Saumur. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Pork belly seared and confit in fat.
Poultry
Orange glazed duck
To glaze : to spread honey over the skin of an animal before cooking in order to achieve a crispy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.
Roast duck with orange sauce.
Consommés, Broths and Soups
Tom yum soup
Laos. Thailand.
Thai salad containing various spices and herbs cooked in a broth with garlic, lemon, lemongrass, kaffir lime, chilies, and fish sauce, presented as a soup.
Seafish
Avruga caviar
Kipper (smoked herring) flesh colored with cuttlefish ink, shaped like fish roe (caviar alternative).
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Peach zabaione
Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Praline 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.
Cheeses
Off Kilter
United States. Washington.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a beer-washed rind (Scotch ale).
Seafish
Tuna carpaccio
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.