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Offal and tripe
Lamb’s brain with black butter
Beurre noir (black butter sauce) : butter cooked until it takes on a dark color, in reaction with an acid (capers, lemon juice, white wine, vinegar).
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Quiche lorraine
Shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream blended with bacon bits.
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Villageois cendré
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente-Maritime. Deux-Sèvres.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind covered in culinary vegetable ash.
Cheeses
Clothbound Cheddar
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk cheese coated in butter or lard and wrapped in an additional layer of cloth.
Ripening : 7 months minimum.
Desserts
Cassata
Italy. Sicily.
Sponge cake soaked with fruit juice or liqueur and filled with ricotta and chocolate or vanilla cream. Covered with green-colored almond paste icing and candied fruits.
Veal
Braised calf’s head
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
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Artichokes a la croque au sel
À la croque au sel : raw vegetables dipped in salt, like radishes.
In general, avoid serving wine with raw artichoke.
Pork
Pork shoulder with diable sauce
France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Pork shoulder coated in a mustard sauce with garlic, shallot and parsley, wrapped in pig's caul fat.
Sheep and Goats
Lamb shank with spring vegetables
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
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Roasted mallard with black truffle juice
Truffle juice : juice obtained during the sterilization of the truffle.
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Mushroom fricassee
Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.
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Monkfish and salmon ceviche
Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).
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Crème brûlée
Caramel pudding with crunchy caramel topping under an iron broiler or with a flame.
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