Meal and wine pairing
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Alsace Pinot gris
Vins tranquilles blancs
Serve at: 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.
This drink is paired well with 424 meals:?>
Meal families
Desserts
Alsatian-style apple tart
Alsatian-style : tart with a cream made from eggs, kirsch, milk, sugar, and flour.
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Americaine sauce
American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."
Cheeses
Appenzeller Surchoix
Switzerland. Appenzellerland.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 to 6 months.
Gold label.
Desserts
Apple Flammkuchen
Thin layer of bread dough topped with cream or fromage blanc, apple slices, and flambéed with Calvados.
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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.
Freshwater fish
Artic char with cream sauce
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.
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Ashbrook
United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of ash from ash tree.
Ripening : 3 months.
Sea fish
Avruga caviar
Kipper (smoked herring) flesh colored with cuttlefish ink, shaped like fish roe (caviar alternative).
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Bacon quiche
Quiche : shortcrust pastry topped with a mixture of eggs and cream combined with seafood, vegetables, meat, and/or cheese.
Served hot or cold.
Main meals
Baeckeoffe
France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Dish made with potatoes, meats, and mixed vegetables, slowly cooked with spices and white wine.
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallop and grapefruit ceviche
Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).
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Beef carpaccio
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
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Bergamino di Bufala
Italy. Lombardy.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized buffalo's milk with a bloomy rind.
Veal
Blanquette de veau
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.