Offal and tripe
Lamb brain with browned butter
Brown butter : cooked until a clear brown color and smells nutty poured through a strainer into a cold container to stop the cooking.
> view pairingsOffal and tripe
Brown butter : cooked until a clear brown color and smells nutty poured through a strainer into a cold container to stop the cooking.
> view pairingsConsommé and Soup
Spain. Portugal.
Cold soup made from raw vegetables (cucumber, onion, pepper, tomato) mixed with water or ice cubes, seasoned with garlic, oil, salt and vinegar.
Poultry
Supreme : boneless chicken breast with the flesh from the wings.
> view pairingsCheeses
Italy.
Semi-hard pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 2 months.
Poultry
Chasseur sauce : made from a brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef, adding white wine and butter with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes and garnish with chopped parsley.
> view pairingsMain meals
Matelote : red wine reduction with fish stock and mushrooms.
> view pairingsCold starters
Eastern Mediterranean.
Small dishes (ten to a hundred, with eggplant caviar, dolmas, vegetable salads, tabbouleh, etc.) served on small plates (like antipasti) for a party or a family meal to accompany alcoholic beverages.
Cheeses
United Kingdom. Wales.
Pasteurized cow's and ewes milk cheese with a white hard pressed paste.
Cooked meats
Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, the guests serve themselves.
> view pairingsPoultry
A l'orange: sauce with orange juice, duck liver and orange liqueur.
> view pairingsShellfish and Seafood
Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.
> view pairingsShellfish and Seafood
Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.
Lemon sauce: lemon, olive oil.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Risotto : reduction of a broth cooked with rice and one or more ingredients.
> view pairingsBeef
Chateaubriand : piece of beef meat from 4 to 8 cm cut in the tenderloin filet..
Vert-pré : maitre d'hotel butter accompanied by watercress