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Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallop with garlic butter
Garlic butter : butter with garlic.
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Scotch eggs
United Kingdom.
Shelled hard-boiled egg wrapped with minced meat sausage coated in breadcrumbs and then baked or fried.
Cold starters
Ham in aspic
Slice of ham around an egg in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.
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Peking fattened chicken with sweet spices
Glazed : spreading honey on the skin of an animal before cooking to obtain a crunchy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.
Sweet spices : cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor.
Cheeses
Pierre Robert
France. Ile de France. Seine-et-Marne. Tournan-en-Brie.
Triple cream raw cow's milk cheese, soft-ripened with white mould rind.
Sea fish
Monkfish blanquette
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Freshwater fish
Pike-perch with cream sauce
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.
> view pairingsVeal
Classic blanquette de veau
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Sauces
Poivrade sauce
mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, diced bacon, herbs (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or venison stock and black peppercorns.
> view pairingsMushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Spinach with a light white sauce
White sauce : heated flour and butter to which a hot liquid is added (broth, water, cooking juices, wine).
> view pairingsPizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie
Salted flan
Flan : beaten eggs with milk and flour, baked.
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Serra da Estrela amanteigado
Portugal. Serra da Estrela.
Raw sheep's milk cheese curdled with wild thistle with a rind pale yellow.
Sauces
Pistou
France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Sauce made from crushed basil, garlic and olive oil.
Main meals
Duck hachis parmentier
Hachis parmentier : Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.
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