Meal and wine pairing
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Eaux-de-vie et liqueurs
Serve at: 06-10°C ou 43-50 °F.This drink is paired well with 27 meals:?>
Meal families
Desserts
Black forest cake
Germany.
Traditional German cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte) made of several layers of cocoa sponge cake, flavored with kirsch, filled with cherries in syrup and whipped cream, all covered with whipped cream and chocolate shavings.
Fruits
Cherries and mascarpone
Mascarpone : equivalent of « crème fraîche » in Italian cuisine.
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Cherries flambéed in kirsch
Cherries poached in a light syrup, coated in caramel, flambéed, and served over vanilla ice cream.
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Cherries Jubilee
Cherries poached in a light syrup and then flambéed with kirsch.
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Cherry gratin with zabaione
Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.
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Cherry merveilleux
Belgium. France.
Merveilleux : Sphere or half-sphere shaped cake made of two meringues joined with praline whipped cream, covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.
Desserts
Cherry mille-feuille
Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.
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Cherry pavlova
Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
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Cherry scones
United Kingdom. Scotland.
Small sweet cake or loaf made with oat, wheat, or barley flour and leavening.
Desserts
Chocolate and Griottines twelfth night cake
Griottines : cherries macerated in a kirsch liqueur.
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Clafoutis
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Limousin.
Cake made with whole black cherries (guignes), topped with a batter similar to flan custard.