All dishes:

Main meals

Galette saucisse

France. Brittany.
Grilled pork sausage rolled in a cold buckwheat galette.

Sheep and Goats

Roasted rack of lamb with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

Shellfish and Seafood

Stuffed spider crab

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

Desserts

Strawberries Romanoff

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Sautéed mushrooms

Beef

Grilled entrecote with poivrade sauce

Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

Poultry

Roasted duck with pears

Sea fish

Sea bass ceviche

Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).

Warm starters

Snails puff pastry

Dish made with puff pastry.

Beef

Flank steak with shallot

Pork

Pork roast with sage

Main meals

Shrimp curry with pineapple and coconut milk

Desserts

Diplomat pudding

Sponge cake soaked with Grand Marnier (sometimes kirsch) with a pastry cream filled with candied fruit and covered with Chantilly cream topped with a candied cherry.

Sea fish

Grilled sea bass with maitre d’hotel butter

Maître d'hôtel butter : softened butter mixed with finely chopped parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

Beef

Braised beef with carrots

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

Desserts

Pineapple boat

Boat : a hollowed-out fruit or vegetable, filled and presented in the shape of a small boat.

Sauces

Mole turkey

Mole : sauce made with peanuts, cocoa, chili, sesame, tomato and thickened with corn dough, bread, or tortilla (fried and crumbled).

Veal

Veal escalope with tarragon

Warm starters

Langoustine raviole with saffron

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.

Cooked meats

Duck terrine with orange

Served cold or at room temperature.

Desserts

Chocolate mousse with orange zest

Shellfish and Seafood

Small oysters

Small oysters (number 5 : between 30 and 45 grams).
Don't forget the bread and butter as an accompaniment.

Poultry

Roasted duckling à la goutte de sang

Duckling : young duck.
Cooked à la goutte de sang : quick sear over medium-high heat to brown the surface of the meat while keeping the inside pink.

Beef

Grilled beef filet mignon