All dishes:

Condiments

Mint

Cheeses

Montasio mezzano

Italy. Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a brushed rind.
Ripening : 5 to 10 months.

Desserts

Cherry and raspberry clafoutis

Others

Pan bagnat

Tuna or anchovy sandwich with raw vegetables, olive oil, and hard-boiled egg slices.

Main meals

Raclette

Melted cheese served with cold cuts, potatoes and vegetables.

Cheeses

Camisard

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Occitanie. Cévennes.
Soft-ripened goat cheese made from whole raw milk with a bloomy rind wrapped in a thin slice of bacon, can be heated in the oven or in a pan.
Dish usually served with a green salad.

Sauces

Béchamel sauce

Béchamel sauce : white roux (half butter, half flour) thinned with milk or cream.

Veal

Veal chop with porcini mushrooms and polenta

Sheep and Goats

Spit-roasted lamb with thyme

Offal and tripe

Braised veal sweetbreads with spices

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

Poultry

Roasted duck breast with grenaille potatoes

Grenailles : small potatoes (diameter between 18 and 35 millimeters).

Beef

Beef daube with black olives

Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.

Cheeses

Clothbound Cheddar

Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk cheese coated in butter or lard and wrapped in an additional layer of cloth.
Ripening : 7 months minimum.

Poultry

Roast duck breast with cherry

Sheep and Goats

Roasted rack of lamb with persillade sauce

Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.

Desserts

Devil’s food cake

Chocolate layer cake filled with chocolate cream and covered with chocolate icing.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes in pinzimonio

Pinzimonio : raw vegetables to dip in salted and peppered olive oil, sometimes with vinegar.

Freshwater fish

Stuffed trout

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

Salads

Salade périgourdine

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Mixed salad made with croutons, confit or dried duck gizzards, duck breast, walnuts, leafy greens, and tomatoes.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tagliatelle with porcini mushrooms

Main meals

Tartiflette with Munster

Tartiflette : gratin dish made with cream, potatoes, cheese and bacon bits, baked with cheese.

Poultry

Galette with ham and cheese

Galette : savory crepe.

Sea fish

Smoked salmon soufflé

Served hot.

Eggs

Eggs mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.