Desserts
Strawberry bavarois
Bavarois : cold moulded dessert made with custard or fruit puree, mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine.
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Bavarois : cold moulded dessert made with custard or fruit puree, mixed with whipped fresh cream and gelatine.
> view pairingsSea fish
Spain. Albacete and Cuenca speciality.
Brandade done with salt cod, olive oil, potato and chestnut.
Cheeses
Switzerland.
Hard, raw cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.
Red label.
Desserts
Trifle : dessert made with fruit and sponge cake covered with fruit juice (or alcohol), sometimes jam, custard and whipped cream arranged in layers.
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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 pairingsPoultry
Aiguillette : thin strips of chicken breast.
Pepper sauce: mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, diced bacon, herbs (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or venison stock and black peppercorns.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Cooked macaroni pasta with a cheese sauce, generaly cheddar.
> view pairingsSheep and Goats
France. Midi-Pyrénées. Haute Garonne.
Mutton stew with white bean, pork, lard and garlic.
Poultry
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.
> view pairingsBeef
Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.
> view pairingsCheeses
United States. Vermont.
Semi-hard raw cow's milk cheese and a washed rind.
Ripening : 12 months.