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Poultry
Fattened chicken in demi-deuil with albufera sauce
Demi-deuil : slices of truffle inserted between skin and flesh to infuse the aroma.
Albufera sauce : supreme sauce (cream of poultry and/or veal reduced and added with cream) supplemented with meat glaze and sometimes duck foie gras and Port wine.
Furred game
Hare à la Cuillère with grilled bacon and chasseur sauce
A la cuillère : meat slow-cooked in a casserole dish (4 to 8 hours at 160°C), hollowed out and stuffed, then gratinéed before serving.
Chasseur sauce : brown sauce made from veal (and sometimes beef) stock, white wine, and butter, enhanced with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes, and finely chopped parsley.
Poultry
Supreme of fattened chicken with cream sauce
Poultry supreme : all the white meat from the breast and wings of poultry.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Peach bourdaloue
Peach and frangipane pie sprinkled with crushed macarons.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Pistade de piste
France. Occitania. Hérault. Sète.
Spread made with raw young squid meat (piste) mixed with an anchovy, chili pepper and olive oil sauce.
Eaten on a slice of grilled bread.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Apple and walnut 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
L’Ami du Chambertin
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a marc de Bourgogne washed rind.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Fontainebleau
Dessert made with fresh cow's milk cheese and whipped cream.
Poultry
Souvarov-style chicken
Souvarov : stuffing with fresh foie gras and black truffle cooked in terrine.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Stuffed mushrooms with taramasalata
Taramasalata : delicacy made from fish roe (cod or mullet), blended with olive oil, crème fraîche, and lemon.
In France, it is typically served with blinis.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Frangipane
Cream made with almonds mixed with pastry cream, butter, eggs, sugar and flavored with rum.
Seafish
Pickled mackerel fillets in lime
Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Far breton with prunes
Far : traditional custard cake from Brittany made from butter, flour, milk and sugar with a denser consistency than a flan.
Cheeses
Brin d’Amour
France. Corsica.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a natural rind coated with aromatic herbs, juniper berries, and small chili peppers.
Ripening : 1 to 3 months.
Consommés, Broths and Soups
Pauchouse
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Specialty made from pieces of lean freshwater fish (pike, perch, zander) and fatty fish (eel, carp, salmon, tench, trout), cooked in a white wine sauce and served with croutons, bacon bits, and potatoes.