Meal and wine pairing

Sauces

Aïoli

Provençale sauce.
An emulsion made with garlic and olive oil, sometimes enriched with egg yolk or lemon juice.

Salads

Anchovy and tomato salad

Appetizers

Antipasti

« before the meal »

Appetizers

Aperitif

Appetizers

Arancini

Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones, 8 to 12 cm in diameter, typically filled with ragù, peas, and cheese, or with ham cubes and mozzarella.
Served hot.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Batavia lettuce

Appetizers

Bread with tomato

Grilled bread rubbed with garlic and fresh tomatoes with thin slices of country ham.

Appetizers

Breadsticks

Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.

Cooked meats

Brioche with pork rinds

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Allier.
Salted brioche stuffed with pork scratchings (or duck, goose, chicken).

Salads

Caesar salad

Romaine salad with garlicky croutons, eggs, Parmesan cheese, and a dressing made of lemon juice, olive oil, and Worcestershire sauce.

Cooked meats

Caillette

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche.
Type of pâté made with pork meat, Swiss chard, spinach or salad greens, chopped herbs and wrapped in pig's caul fat. It may also contain garlic, alcohol, spices, egg, chestnuts, nuts…
Served hot or cold.

Cooked meats

Caillette with herbs

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche.
Type of pâté made with pork meat, Swiss chard, spinach or salad greens, chopped herbs and wrapped in pig's caul fat. It may also contain garlic, alcohol, spices, egg, chestnuts, nuts…
Served hot or cold.

Offal and tripe

Casseroled veal kidney

Salads

Celery salad

Cooked meats

Charcuterie board

Assortment of cold meats and charcuterie.

Main meals

Chicken curry

Poultry

Chicken fricassee

Fricassée : stews of shellfish, vegetables, fish, pork or poultry in a white sauce.

Others

Chicken gyros

Gyros : greek-origin sandwich, derived from döner kebab, made with meat, onion, tomato and tzatziki sauce in pita bread.

Cooked meats

Cold cut buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.

Cooked meats

Cold cuts

Cooked meats

Cold cuts plate

Assortment of cold meats and charcuterie.

Cold starters

Cold meat platter

Cooked meats

Country style terrine

Pâté made with coarsely chopped ingredients such as pork, flavored with herbs and spices, and cooked in a terracotta dish.
Served cold or at room temperature.

Main meals

Couscous

Steamed wheat semolina served with fish, meat, fish, or vegetable stew, accompanied by a spiced broth.
Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.