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Brie de Nangis
France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Brie.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.
Sheep and Goats
Knuckle of lamb confit with rosemary honey
Knuckle of lamb : cut of meat located beneath the leg (gigot), surrounding the shinbone of the hind leg.
Cheeses
Roquefort
France. Occitania. Aveyron. Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.
Blue cheese made from raw sheep's milk.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.
Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Tomato quiche
Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.
Sauces
Black truffle sauce
Black truffle sauce : crème fraîche and veal stock to which diced black truffles and shallots are added.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Cherry gratin with zabaione
Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.
Cold starters
Prawn carpaccio
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Seafish
Monkfish tail with green peppercorn sauce
Green peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac and reduced, then combined with pepper green, reduced veal stock and cream.
Main courses
Tablier de sapeur with tartare sauce
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Tartar sauce : mayonnaise with capers, chives, pickles and chopped parsley.
Dish usually served with steamed potatoes.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Squash risotto
Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.
Sheep and Goats
Roasted leg of lamb with thyme and black olives
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Cheeses
Boulette d’Avesnes
France. Hauts-de-France. Pas de Calais. Avesnes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind flavored with cloves, tarragon, parsley, and pepper, sometimes coated with paprika or annatto, then hand-shaped into a cone.
Ripening : 3 months.
Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Touraine-style quiche
Quiche made with shortcrust pastry filled with a mixture of eggs, cream, Rillettes de Tours, and rillons.
Rillons : pieces of pork slowly cooked in their own fat and seasoned with salt, pepper, spices, and sometimes garlic, parsley, or vinegar.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Dark chocolate mirror cake
Miror glaze cake : cold dessert made of mousse on a sponge cake, topped with a glaze.