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Sheep and Goats
Leg of lamb and polenta
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Beef
Bordeaux style entrecote
Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.
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Summer roll
Vietnam.
Summer roll : shrimp, vegetables, or beef or pork wrapped in raw rice paper (bánh tráng).
Served cold.
Cheeses
Goat brie cheese
Canada. Ontario.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a bloomy rind.
Cheeses
Roquefort
France. Occitania. Aveyron. Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.
Blue cheese made from raw sheep's milk.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.
Game birds
Wood pigeon salmis
Salmis : game or poultry carcass reduction in spiced wine sauce.
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Marinated chicken salad
Chicken pieces marinated in olive oil and sherry vinegar.
Served with a salad of onions, bell peppers, and tomatoes…
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallops with braised endive
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
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Saint-Honoré
Puff pastry or shortcrust base topped with choux pastry before baking, then covered with pastry cream and small cream-filled choux puffs glazed with caramel around the edges.
The center of the cake is filled with whipped cream or a Chiboust cream (pastry cream mixed with Italian meringue).
Desserts
Coffee merveilleux
Belgium. France.
Merveilleux : Sphere or half-sphere shaped cake made of two meringues joined with praline whipped cream, covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.
Sea fish
Grilled red mullet with an anchovy butter
Anchovy butter : Softened butter mashed with anchovy fillets, garlic, and sometimes herbs.
> view pairingsSea fish
Sole goujonnettes with Nantua sauce
Goujonnette : small fish fillet cut on the bias.
Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.
Sea fish
Sea bass with beurre blanc sauce, with shallots and fennel
White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.
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