Meal and wine pairing
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Saint-Amour
Vins tranquilles rouges
Serve at: 14-16°C ou 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 5 years old.
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Meal families
Cooked meats
Amiens duck pâté
Pâté en croûte made with duck and pork, along with mushrooms or truffles, Cognac, shallots, egg, white bread, apples, spices, pepper, and salt, set in a jelly.
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Andouillette
Pre-cooked sausage usually made from pork intestine (intestine and stomach), sometimes from veal (veal sweetbread), never smoked, to be pan-fried, oven-heated, or grilled.
Served hot.
Cooked meats
Andouillette with Normandy sauce
Normandy sauce : Bechamel with added fresh cream.
Served hot.
Cooked meats
Andouillette with shallots
Andouillette cooked with dry white wine, butter, and shallots.
Served hot.
Cheeses
Appenzeller Classic
Switzerland. Appenzellerland.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.
Silver label printed in blue and red.
Sauces
Béarnaise sauce
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.
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Beef tongue with sauce ravigote
Ravigote sauce : cold or hot acidic sauce based on velouté or vinaigrette with capers, egg yolks, shallots or onion and aromatic herbs (chervil, tarragon, parsley).
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Bijou
United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks.
Cold starters
Black radish and herb butter
Herb butter : Softened butter with chopped herbs (chives, tarragon, and parsley), pepper, and salt.
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Borscht
Ukraine.
Beet-based soup with mushrooms, vegetables (carrot, cabbage, cucumber, beans, onion, potato, tomatoes), and meat (beef, pork, or chicken).
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Braised endives
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
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Braised rib steak
Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached. Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.
Cheeses
Brillat-Savarin
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Côte d'Or. Saône-et-Loire. Grand Est. Aube. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : minimum 5 days for small formats, 8 days for others.
Cooked meats
Caillette
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche.
Type of pâté made with pork meat, Swiss chard, spinach or salad greens, chopped herbs and wrapped in pig's caul fat. It may also contain garlic, alcohol, spices, egg, chestnuts, nuts…
Served hot or cold.
Cooked meats
Caillette with herbs
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche.
Type of pâté made with pork meat, Swiss chard, spinach or salad greens, chopped herbs and wrapped in pig's caul fat. It may also contain garlic, alcohol, spices, egg, chestnuts, nuts…
Served hot or cold.
Main meals
Carbonade flamande
Beef, horse or pork stew with onions cooked with beer.
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Cervelle de canut
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Cottage cheese beaten with fresh cream and seasonings (chives, shallot, parsley).
Dish usually served with toasted bread, steamed potatoes, or used to dress a salad.