Skip to main content

Food and wine pairing ideas

  • Français
  • English
  • Español

Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine bisque

Bisque : creamy soup of clear, shellfish stock.

> view pairings

Desserts

Pineapple crumble

Crumble : cake composed of a layer of fruit, vegetables, meat, etc, covered with a crumbly mixture of flour and butter and sugar baked until the topping is crisp.

> view pairings

Desserts

Chocolate and pear dome cake

Dark chocolate dome filled with chocolate mousse.

> view pairings

Offal and tripe

Abignades

Goose tripe and blood cooked.
Served on fried breath with goose fat.

> view pairings

Salads

Pasta salad with neapolitan sauce

Neapolitan sauce : tomato sauce with garlic, herbs (basil, oregano, parsley), olive oil, onion, pepper and salt.

> view pairings

Ice cream and sorbets

Banana split

Ice cream-based dessert made with a banana cut in half lengthwise and three scoops of ice cream (vanilla, chocolate, strawberry in France, three scoops vanilla in Belgium) all of which are topped with hot chocolate sauce and whipped cream.

> view pairings

Desserts

Strawberry bavarois

Bavarois : cold moulded dessert made ​​with custard or fruit puree, mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine.

> view pairings

Cheeses

Maasdam

Netherlands.
Semi-hard cow's pasteurized milk cheese wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 1 to 3 months.

> view pairings

Sea fish

Lox

Salmon cut into fillets or one piece that has been cold-smoked or cured in brine.

> view pairings

Shellfish and Seafood

Whelks with mayonnaise

Mayonnaise : oil emulsion with egg yolk, mustard and pepper, sometimes with a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.

> view pairings

Sheep and Goats

Roasted saddle of lamb with potatoes

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.

> view pairings

Cheeses

Monsieur-Fromage

France. Upper Normandy. Seine-Maritime. La Bouille.
Soft-ripened double cream cow's milk cheese with rind.

> view pairings

Cold starters

Black radish and herb butter

Herb butter : softened butter mixed with chopped herbs (chives, parsley and tarragon), pepper and salt.

> view pairings

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Black truffle risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.

> view pairings