Meal and wine pairing
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Fiefs Vendéens Chantonnay Blanc
Vins tranquilles blancs
Serve at: 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
This drink is paired well with 131 meals:?>
Meal families
Shellfish and Seafood
Aguachile
Mexico.
Raw shrimp marinated in a salted brine with cucumber, lemon juice, onion, pepper, and chili peppers (chiltepin).
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallops with garlic butter
Garlic butter : butter with garlic.
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Beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
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Bouillabaisse
Provençal fish stew.
The name of this dish is said to come from Provençal Occitan bolh (boiling) and abaissar (to lower): bouille and abaisse.
Others
Burgundy snails in cassolette
Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.
Snails with parsley butter (butter, garlic, and parsley mixed).
Salads
Caux-style salad
Potato-based salad with diced ham, chervil, watercress, and a cream and cider vinegar dressing.
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Chowder
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Charente. Vendée.
Fish soup that can be served with potatoes or on slices of bread (toasted or not).
Shellfish and Seafood
Clam and green sauce
Green sauce : Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with a puree of chervil, watercress, spinach, and parsley.
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Clam fricassee
Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.
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Clams mariniere with thyme
Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.
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Clams with mariniere sauce
Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.
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Cockles mariniere
Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.
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Cocktail sauce
Cocktail sauce : ketchup and mayonnaise sauce with a dash of Cognac or Whisky and tabasco.
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