A small citron cake, a speciality of Castelnaudary, where the town’s pastry cooks make it for Easter.

Germany

Allergy

A deep red sauce made with red peppers, garlic and wine and served with snails and fish in Roussillon.

Allier is a department in Auvergne.

To dilute. To reduce the thickness of a sauce by the addition of liquid.

"Matchsticks." Puff pastry strips, cut into "matchsticks"and baked. They are often spread with forcemeat or flavoured butter and topped with savoury titbits, such as anchovies, cheese, olives or shrimps and served as appetisers. It is also the name for fried matchstick potatoes. Can also be spread with royal icing, baked and served as little cakes.

Puff pastry "matchsticks"baked with an elaborate topping of chicken, cockscombs and kidneys with finely diced mushrooms.

Puff pastry "matchsticks"baked with a topping of crayfish butter with a fish filling, garnished with truffles.

Puff pastry "matchsticks"baked with a topping of spinach bound with béchamel sauce and Gruyère cheese, finished with finely grated Parmesan cheese.