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Pear charlotte
Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.
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Pike quenelles with sauce homardine
Sauce homardine : Lobster bisque with cream.
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Pear ambassadeur
Sponge cake soaked in Grand Marnier (sometimes Kirsch), layered with pastry cream filled with pear, and topped with a layer of marzipan (typically green).
> view pairingsConsommé and Soup
Chowder
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente. Vendée.
Fish soup that can be served with potatoes or on slices of bread (toasted or not).
Desserts
Chocolate bavarian cream
Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.
> view pairingsShellfish and Seafood
Blanquette of bay scallop blanquette with Noilly Prat
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Noilly Prat : vermouth with notes of chamomile and coriander.
Cheeses
Comté
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ain. Haute-Savoie. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Doubs. Jura. Saône-et-Loire.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.
Sea fish
Pickled herring
Marinated herring in vinegar with carrot, lemon, bay leaves, onion, mustard and sometimes served with fresh cream
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Roasted rib steak with red wine sauce
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.
Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.
Appetizers
Parmesan breadsticks
Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.
> view pairingsPoultry
Cold fried chicken with mayonnaise
Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.
> view pairingsShellfish and Seafood
Scallop carpaccio with black truffle oil
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
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