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Shellfish and Seafood
Lobster a la nage in a beurre blanc sauce
Nage : baking in a broth flavoured with butter, white wine, vegetables and herbs.
Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.
Poultry
Salmi of pigeon and mallard
Salmi : Reduction of game or poultry carcasses in a spicy wine sauce.
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Brie de Melun
France. Brie. Melun.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with white mould rind.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Stuffed cabbage
Stuffing made with beef or pork, seasoned with onions, tomatoes, rice, spices, etc., wrapped in one or more cabbage leaves and boiled or steamed.
Generally eaten hot.
Shellfish and Seafood
Tellines mariniere with herbs
Tellines: small clams of Camargue with long flat shell.
Mariniere sauce : Reduction of white wine, fish broth (or mussel juice) with shallots (or onions) and butter.
Desserts
Black fruit pavlova
Pavlova : meringue cake topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream.
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Guinea fowl with orange
Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine (or poultry or veal stock) reduced.
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Bolognese sauce
Meat sauce with soffritto (Italian version of a mirepoix) onion, celery and carrot. The different types of meat are chopped or finely chopped and cooked slowly.
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Red mullet risotto
Risotto : reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.
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Smoked salmon marinade
Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.
> view pairingsVeal
Pozharsky veal cutlet
Pojarski : meatball with breadcrumbs, butter, cream and egg cooked until golden brown.
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Beef braised in red wine
Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.
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Vendôme bleu
France. Centre. Orléanais. Villiers-sur-Loir.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Eggs
Scotch eggs
United Kingdom.
Shelled hard-boiled egg wrapped with minced meat sausage coated in breadcrumbs and then baked or fried.