All dishes:

Poultry

Braised duck with turnips

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Scallops and seafood tart with leek fondue

Appetizers

Spiny lobster butter canapé

Spiny lobster butter : spiny lobster meat with butter.

Desserts

Chocolate Fritters topped with caramel

Cheeses

Banon

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a bloomy rind.

Poultry

Spit roasted Bresse chicken

Desserts

Petit four

Pork

Pork roast with sweet spices

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

Sauces

Snail butter

Butter with garlic, shallot and parsley.

Pork

Pork filet mignon with Maroilles sauce

Sauce made with Maroilles cheese and white wine.

Sauces

Black truffle butter

Black truffle butter : butter with black truffle and Cognac.

Cheeses

Saint-Jorge 6 meses

United States. California.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a natural rind.
Ripening : 6 months.

Main meals

Pigeon pastilla

Desserts

Pineapple boat

Boat : a hollowed-out fruit or vegetable, filled and presented in the shape of a small boat.

Desserts

Caramelized apricots and apples with a spiced ice cream

Ice cream and sorbets

Banana split

Frozen dessert traditionally made of a banana cut lengthwise, surrounding three scoops of ice cream (vanilla, chocolate, strawberry in France or three scoops of vanilla in Belgium), all topped with hot chocolate sauce and whipped cream.

Sauces

Newburg sauce

Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream, egg yolks, onions, and Sherry or Madeira.

Salads

Anchovy and tomato salad

Desserts

Roasted pear with blue cheese

Main meals

Pork colombo

France. French Guiana.
Colombo : highly aromatic stew prepared with a marinade of spice blend (garlic, lime, coriander, turmeric, mustard seeds, bay leaf, chili pepper, black pepper, thyme) and then sautéed in oil with various vegetables (eggplant, plantain, carrots, green beans, potatoes, or very often rice) and tropical fruits.

Cheeses

Goat Cheese

Sauces

Bretonne sauce

Bretonne sauce : garlic and onion reduction with white wine added with fresh tomato and reduced.

Shellfish and Seafood

Scallop gratin

Sheep and Goats

Lamb fillet en croute