All dishes:

Desserts

Strawberries with cream

Poultry

Galette with ham and cheese

Galette : savory crepe.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Crayfish risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

Shellfish and Seafood

Sautéed bay scallops

Cheeses

Capri lézéen

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with natural rind placed on a chestnut leaf.
Ripening : 1 to 2 weeks.

Desserts

Apple crêpe cake

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

White asparagus with hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.

Freshwater fish

Pike-perch with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

Desserts

Christmas pudding

United Kingdom.
A dark-colored Christmas cake, slowly steamed with dried fruits, nuts, brown sugar or molasses, and often beef suet. It is flavored with beer (such as porter or stout), a spirit like brandy, or citrus juice. Traditionally, it is flambéed with cognac or rum before serving.

Main meals

Pigeon pastilla with grapes

Desserts

Blackberry tart

Cheeses

Amablu

United States. Minnesota.
Raw cow’s milk blue cheese, pressed but uncooked.
Ripening : 75 days.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes a la croque au sel

À la croque au sel : raw vegetables dipped in salt, like radishes.
In general, avoid serving wine with raw artichoke.

Desserts

Peach crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

Cheeses

Acapella

United States. California.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.

Shellfish and Seafood

Boiled shrimp

Sheep and Goats

Milk fed lamb fillet with thymes

Cheeses

Hermelín

Czech Republic.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.

Consommé and Soup

Mussel soup

Cooked meats

Cold cut buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

Sauces

Roquefort sauce

Roquefort sauce : Roquefort melted in milk with fresh cream.

Desserts

Florentins

Very thin, crispy biscuit made with a thin layer of chocolate topped with a mixture of almonds, fresh cream, candied orange peel, and honey.

Cheeses

L’Etivaz

Switzerland. Vaud.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 5 to 13 months.

Poultry

Sautéed goose foie gras

Served hot.