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Vol-au-vent financiere
Vol-au-vent : a round puff pastry shell intended to serve several people (with a diameter of at least 15 centimeters), filled with a mixture of meat, sweetbreads, fish, shellfish, snails, mushrooms… all bound together with a sauce (bisque, béchamel, cream, Nantua sauce…).
Financiere sauce : Demi-glace (a reduced sauce made from brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef) enhanced with Madeira and truffle essence.
Poultry
Green curry chicken
Thailand.
Green curry : complex combination of spices or herbs (green chili, shallot, garlic, galangal, lemongrass, kaffir lime zest, coriander root, red turmeric, roasted coriander, cumin seeds, white pepper, shrimp paste and salt) mixed with coconut milk, palm sugar and fish sauce.
Sea fish
Grilled red mullet with an anchovy butter
Anchovy butter : Softened butter mashed with anchovy fillets, garlic, and sometimes herbs.
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Nicasio square
United States. California.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a orange-colored washed rind.
Offal and tripe
Calf’s liver with persillade sauce
Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.
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Grilled sea bass with anise and braised fennel
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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Paella valenciana
The ten mandatory ingredients are : carob bean, green bean, rabbit, chicken, rice, tomato, olive oil, water, saffron and salt, all cooked in a utensil called Paella.
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Lamb with rosemary and tapenade
Tapenade : garlic, capers, anchovy fillets, black olives, pepper, and olive oil.
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Strawberry 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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Claquebitou
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Fresh cheese made from goat's milk.


