All dishes:

Shellfish and Seafood

Imperial fried shrimp

Fried shrimp with spicy sauce (ginger, chili, pepper, soy sauce, , etc) and cashew nuts.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Risotto alla milanese

Arborio or Carnaroli rice cooked in a butter-based broth with beef marrow, onions, white wine, and saffron.

Sheep and Goats

Lamb shank with spring vegetables

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

Beef

Beef miroton

Miroton : dish of pre-cooked beef (usually leftover pot-au-feu) seasoned with onions.

Sea fish

Fresh herring home style

Fresh herring fillets, cooked in a broth with white wine, vinegar, carrots, onions, and a bouquet (thyme, bay leaf, and parsley), and served with a chilled court-bouillon.

Appetizers

Hot dog

Elongated bread stuffed with a cooked sausage and a seasoning (chutney, ketchup, mustard, onion, etc.).

Desserts

Dark chocolate mousse tart

Tart shell filled with chocolate mousse.
Served cold.

Desserts

Orangettes

Candied orange peel coated in dark chocolate.

Sauces

Cumberland sauce

United Kingdom.
Cumberland sauce : sauce made from Port wine sauce with redcurrant jelly, mustard, orange zest and spices.

Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with hebrs

Freshwater fish

Pike-perch fillets with sorrel sauce

Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.

Shellfish and Seafood

Marinated scallops in olive oil and lime

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

Cold starters

Eggs with Aurora sauce

Aurora sauce : cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

Cheeses

Boerenkaas

Netherlands. South Holland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 2 weeks minimum.

Poultry

Potato salad with duck confit

Warm starters

Roquefort puff pastry

Cheeses

Limburger

Germany. Netherlands. Limburg.
Soft cheese made from raw or pasteurized cow's milk with washed rind.

Consommé and Soup

Oyster and langoustine soup

Poultry

Roasted squab and spring garnish

Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

Main meals

Gratin dauphinois with black truffle

Dish based on scalloped potatoes, garlic and fresh cream.

Cheeses

Pélardon

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Occitanie. Cévennes.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a natural rind.

Shellfish and Seafood

Seafood carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

Poultry

Spatchcocked chicken with herbes de Provence

Spatchcock : bird prepared for grilling or roasting by removing the backbone and sternum and flattening it out before cooking.

Sea fish

Monkfish with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.