Meal and wine pairing

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Akvavit

Eaux-de-vie et liqueurs

Serve at: 00-05 °C ou 32-41 °F

May be called Aquavit.

This drink is paired well with 47 meals:?>

Meal families

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Eggs Benedict and smoked salmon

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Desserts

Faisselle with smoked salmon

Cottage cheese with smoked salmon.

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Appetizers

Fish tartare with lemon and herbs bites

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

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Appetizers

Goat cheese and smoked salmon bites

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Sea fish

Gravlax salmon

Gravlax : fresh salmon marinated with dill, spices, and herbs, cured with salt and sugar, served with a mustard sauce.

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Cheeses

Hooligan

United States. Connecticut.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with an orange-colored washed-rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

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Salads

Lobster and smoked salmon salad

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Sea fish

Lox

Salmon cut into fillets or a whole piece that has been cold-smoked or cured in brine.

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Sea fish

Scandinavia.
Traditional dish made with dried white fish soaked in cold water for several days, then placed for two days in a saturated solution of sodium hydroxide, and finally soaked again in cold water for 4 to 6 days.
Served with bacon, goat cheese, mustard, mashed split peas and potatoes.

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Cold starters