Meal and wine pairing
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Bourgueil Rouge
Vins tranquilles rouges
Serve at: 14-17°C ou 57-63 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
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Meal families
Cheeses
Anabasque
United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk and washed rind.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.
Cooked meats
Andouille sausage
Pork sausage crafted from the complete pork belly, including both the stomach and intestines.
Served cold as first course.
Cooked meats
Andouillette with red wine
Andouillette cooked with red wine and deglazed with cream.
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Andouillette with shallots
Andouillette cooked with dry white wine, butter, and shallots.
Served hot.
Cheeses
Ardrahan
Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind orange-colored.
Ripening : 4 weeks.
Cheeses
Ash covered goat cheese
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.
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Ash ripened goat cheese log
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.
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Barbecue
A meal, usually outdoors, where food is cooked on a grill or a spit.
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Béchamel sauce
Béchamel sauce : white roux (half butter, half flour) thinned with milk or cream.
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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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Beef gyros
Gyros : greek-origin sandwich, derived from döner kebab, made with meat, onion, tomato and tzatziki sauce in pita bread.
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Beef pita
Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.
Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.
Sandwich made with minced meat, hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).
Beef
Beef tournedos with béarnaise sauce
Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.
Cheeses
Bent River
United States. Minnesota.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.
Ripening : 5 weeks.
Cheeses
Bijou
United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks.
Desserts
Black fruit pavlova
Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
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