All dishes:

Pork

Bitter-sweet pork

Chine. Canton.
Dish of pork cut into small square pieces, fried and served in a sauce made from ketchup mixed with sugar or honey, soy sauce, rice vinegar and sometimes with: pineapple, carrot, chopped onions and/or pepper.

Appetizers

Antipasti

« before the meal »

Cheeses

Brousse

Provence. Cheese made from a combination of milk and whey from sheep, goat or cow.

Pork

Sainte-Menehould style pig foot

Boiled pork feet, cooked gently in water then breadcrumbed and fried.
This allows them to be eaten completely (bones included).

Desserts

Soufflé omelette with apricot

Sauces

Guacamole

Dip made by mashing ripe avocados and fresh cilantro, lime juice, onions, fresh peppers, tomatoes and salt.

Sea fish

Sea bass with coconut milk

Desserts

Chocolate and cofee charlotte

Charlotte : dessert made with biscuits, sponge cake or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.

Main meals

Makizushi

Roll of dried seaweed (nori) containing a layer of rice surrounding fish or vegetables, all sliced.

Sauces

béchamel sauce

Butter and flour (roux) with milk or cream.

Sea fish

John Dory in a beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

Cooked meats

Raw ham

Cold starters

Fish mousse

Beef

Braised beef cheek with carrots

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

Warm starters

Fresh duck foie gras escalope on gingerbread

Sauces

White sauce

Heated flour and butter to which a hot liquid is added (broth, water, cooking juices, wine).

Sheep and Goats

Spit-roasted lamb with thyme

Desserts

Chocolate praline dome cake

Milk chocolate dome filled with praline mousse.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Zucchini provencal

Provencal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

Game birds

Roasted young partridge with spring vegetables

Young Partridge : under 8 months old.
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

Desserts

Walnut bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard cream mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine flavored with an alcohol.

Poultry

Guinea fowl with cream

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

Cold starters

Stuffed avocado with crab

Beef

Bœuf à la mode en gelee

A la mode : Meat cooked in a pot over a low heat with white wine, carrots, onion and broth.