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Queso de Mahón-Menorca artesano curado
Spain. Balearic Islands. Minorca.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk, brown in color.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.
Sea fish
Sole with beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
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Cod croquettes with tomato sauce
Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.
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Grilled sea bream a l’unilateral with spices
A l'unilateraly : cooked on one side only, usually for fish cooked only on the skin side.
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Avocado tartare with crab
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
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Oysters Rockefeller
Oysters cooked in breadcrumbs with spinach, parsley and a dash of anise liqueur.
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Brillat-Savarin
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Côte d'Or. Saône-et-Loire. Grand Est. Aube. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : minimum 5 days for small formats, 8 days for others.
Sheep and Goats
Leg of lamb with juniper berries
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Freshwater fish
Fish quenelles with americaine sauce
American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."
Sea fish
Rollmops
Herring fillet marinated in water, white vinegar, salt, onion, pepper, mustard, and sometimes white wine, rolled into a cylindrical shape, often around an onion, a pickled gherkin, or sauerkraut.
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Salmon tartare with sweet spices
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
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.
Others
Beef gyros
Gyros : greek-origin sandwich, derived from döner kebab, made with meat, onion, tomato and tzatziki sauce in pita bread.
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Tuna tataki
Tataki : raw fish or raw meat cut into thin slices that are seared, then marinated in rice vinegar or mirin before being seasoned with a condiment (often ginger)
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Pavé d’Auge
France. Normandy. Pays d'Auge.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.


