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Peach marquise
Marquise : dessert or frozen dessert made with chocolate mousse (white, milk or dark chocolate).
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Milk-fed lamb with potato gratin and morels
Milk-fed lamb : lamb aged between 4 and 6 weeks, weighing between 5.5 and 8 kg.
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Beef pita
Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.
Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.
Sandwich made with minced meat, hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).
Sauces
Perigueux sauce
Perigueux sauce : reduction of white wine or Madeira with a blonde roux to which diced black truffles are added.
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Beef rendang
Indonesia.
Rendang : dish made with meat or vegetables slowly cooked in coconut milk with spices (lemongrass, turmeric, galangal, ginger, chili).
Poultry
Guinea fowl and wild mushrooms
Forest mushrooms : wild mushrooms (morel, chanterelle, porcini) sauteed in butter and steamed with fried bacon.
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Lamb fricassee
Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.
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Ham hock
Jambonneau : small ham or boneless shank.
Can be breaded and eaten cold with a salad.
Sea fish
Pickled mackerel fillets in lime
Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.
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Egg 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.
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Leg of lamb with sweet spices
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
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.
Poultry
Glazed spring chicken with sweet spices
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.
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.
Shellfish and Seafood
Blanquette of bay scallop blanquette with Noilly Prat
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Noilly Prat : vermouth with notes of chamomile and coriander.
Cheeses
Sainte-Maure de Touraine
France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Sainte-Maure de Touraine.
Soft-ripened goat cheese made from whole raw milk with a natural rind of mold ranging from light grey to bluish grey, salted and ash-covered on the surface, adorned with a stalk of rye engraved with the producer's name.
Ripening : 10 days minimum.
Shellfish and Seafood
Scallops and black truffle zabaione
Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.
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Venison hachis parmentier
Hachis parmentier : Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.
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Roasted venison with huntsman sauce
Huntsman sauce : poivrade sauce thickened with cream, blood, and redcurrant jelly.
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