All dishes:

Shellfish and Seafood

Prawns

Appetizers

Stuffed olives

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

Main meals

Cold piperade

Shellfish and Seafood

Imperial fried shrimp

Fried shrimp with spicy sauce (ginger, chili, pepper, soy sauce, , etc) and cashew nuts.

Desserts

Almond miror glaze cake

Miror glaze cake : cold dessert made of mousse on a sponge cake, topped with a glaze.

Poultry

Duck breast with lingonberries

Freshwater fish

Trout in parchment

Poultry

Warm duck foie gras with white grapes

Cheeses

Trillium

United States. Indiana.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.

Sea fish

Pickled mackerel in white wine

Cold starters

Goose liver mousse

Sea fish

Grilled tuna steak with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

Cold starters

Vegetable aspic

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

Eggs

Soufflé omelette

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.

Sea fish

Sautéed darne of salmon

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.

Desserts

Cherry and cocoa clafoutis

Cheeses

Nancy’s Hudson valley camembert

United States. New York.
Soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized sheep's milk, cow's milk, and cow's cream with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 6 weeks minimum.

Cheeses

Charloe

United States. Ohio.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with an orange-colored washed-rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

Desserts

Roasted peaches with almonds

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

French-style peas

Peas cooked with butter, onions, salad and herbs.

Sea fish

Pickled mackerel fillets in lime

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster bisque

Bisque : creamy soup of clear, shellfish stock.

Sea fish

Pavé of salmon with sorrel sauce

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