All dishes:

Sea fish

Halibut fillets with white sauce

White sauce : flour and butter heated together, to which a hot liquid (stock, water, cooking juices, or wine) is added.

Poultry

Duck confit with Sarlat style potatoes

Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pâté gaumais

Belgium.
Pork pie with meat marinated in wine or vinegar, spiced with herbs and aromatic seasonings.
Served hot or cold.

Desserts

Four quarters apple cake

Sea fish

Steamed sea bass with black truffle

Steam or stew : Steaming in a container closed by a lid.

Veal

Sautéed veal chop

Desserts

Pear charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

Cheeses

Boerenkaas

Netherlands. South Holland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 2 weeks minimum.

Offal and tripe

Roast calf liver

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Eggplant caviar

Cold starters

Pot-au-feu terrine

Cooked meats

Jambon d’Auvergne

Shellfish and Seafood

Roasted spiny lobster with sweet spicy butter

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

Game animals

Roast saddle of hare with mushrooms

Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters 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.

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Sicilian pizza

Pizza made with anchovies, onion, tomato, herbs, and cheeses (Caciocavallo and Tomme).

Main meals

Lamb tajine with lemon confit

Tajine : stew of vegetables, fish or meat.

Poultry

Pigeon salmis

Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.

Poultry

Duck a l’orange with dauphine potatoes

A l'orange : sauce with orange juice, duck liver and orange liqueur.

Sheep and Goats

Lamb with port wine sauce

Port wine sauce : a demi-glace (a reduced sauce made from brown stock) enriched with Port wine.

Poultry

Chicken fricassee with mushrooms

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

Desserts

Blackberry tart

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.

Others

Croque-madame

Grilled ham and cheese sandwich with fried egg or poached egg on top.