Meal and wine pairing
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Pessac-Léognan Blanc
Vins tranquilles blancs
Serve at: 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old and more for a classed growth.
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Meal families
Cheeses
Abbaye de Belloc
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 6 months.
Shellfish and Seafood
Aguachile
Mexico.
Raw shrimp marinated in a salted brine with cucumber, lemon juice, onion, pepper, and chili peppers (chiltepin).
Sauces
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."
Shellfish and Seafood
Arcachon gravettes prepared Bordelaise-style
Gravette : Arcachon bay oyster.
Bordeaux style : with small sausages or warm crépinettes.
Cold starters
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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Avocado with shrimp sauce
Shrimp sauce : fish velouté mixed with shrimp butter.
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Baked oysters with a julienne of leek
Julienne : vegetables cut into batons.
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Basque piperade
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Culinary specialty based on peppers, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes, served with eggs, meat, or fish.
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallop skewers with béarnaise sauce
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks. Served hot.
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Bay scallop tartare
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
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Beaufort
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Variety of Beaufort cheese produced from November 1 to May 31.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.
Warm starters
Black truffle raviole
Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.
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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.