Meal and wine pairing
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Gros Plant du Pays Nantais
Vins tranquilles blancs
Serve at: 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
This drink is paired well with 165 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).
Appetizers
Anchovy breadsticks
Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.
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Artichokes mayonnaise
Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.
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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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Beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
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Bordeaux style crayfish
Crayfish flambéed with Cognac served with a mirepoix and a tomato and white wine-based sauce.
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Bretonne sauce
Bretonne sauce : garlic and onion reduction with white wine added with fresh tomato and reduced.
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Chicken aspic
Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.
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Clam and green sauce
Green sauce : Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with a puree of chervil, watercress, spinach, and parsley.
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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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