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Chicken colombo
France. French Guiana.
Colombo : highly aromatic stew prepared with a marinade of spice blend (garlic, lime, coriander, turmeric, mustard seeds, bay leaf, chili pepper, black pepper, thyme) and then sautéed in oil with various vegetables (eggplant, plantain, carrots, green beans, potatoes, or very often rice) and tropical fruits.
Desserts
Macarons of Saint-Emilion
Sweet meringue-based confection made with egg whites, sugar, almonds, and bitter almonds.
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Strawberry Saint-Honoré
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).
Sea fish
Monkfish and spring vegetables
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
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Crayfish and Nantua sauce
Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.
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Biscuits roses de Reims charlotte
Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.
> view pairingsMushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Cream of green asparagus soup with morel mushrooms
> view pairingsVeal
Lucullus veal escalope
Two veal escalopes sandwiching bacon or ham and melted cheese.
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Roast baron of lamb
Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.
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Provençal wild boar daube
Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.
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Blanquette of chicken
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.
Desserts
Pear ambassadeur
Sponge cake soaked in Grand Marnier (sometimes Kirsch), layered with pastry cream filled with pear, and topped with a layer of marzipan (typically green).
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Raspberry 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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Sea bream with meunière sauce
Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.
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