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Shellfish and Seafood
Sautéed bay scallops with cream sauce
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.
Seafish
Sole fillets with red wine sauce
Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.
Beef
Grilled entrecote with peppercorn sauce
Peppercorn sauce : melted butter with shallots deglazed with Cognac, enhanced with crushed pepper, reduced veal stock, and heavy cream.
Cold starters
Lobster aspic
Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.
Seafish
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).
Cured Meats
Rillauds
France. Pays de la Loire. Maine-et-Loire.
Pork belly with crispy crackling, rendered and confit in fat.
Poultry
Chicken supreme with morel cream sauce
Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.
Seafish
Sea bream with meunière sauce
Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.
Cheeses
Maroilles
France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Nord. Avesnois.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 35 days minimum.
Veal
Roasted rack of veal with cream and morels
Morel sauce : chicken broth, fresh cream, shallots, mushrooms and white wine.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Far breton with prunes
Far : traditional custard cake from Brittany made from butter, flour, milk and sugar with a denser consistency than a flan.
Miscellaneous
Pinchitos
Spain. Andalusia. Extremadura.
Skewers of small cubes of marinated meat (usually pork or chicken) threaded on a skewer and cooked over charcoal braziers.
he marinade is made with olive oil, aromatic herbs, spices (garlic, cumin, turmeric, oregano, paprika, pepper, thyme, etc), and salt.
Shellfish and Seafood
Sautéed scallops with sweet spices
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.
Sheep and Goats
Baron of lamb with porcini mushrooms
Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.