Meal and wine pairing

Cheeses

Anabasque

United States. Wisconsin.
Semi-soft pasteurized sheep's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

Cheeses

Ardi-gasna

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Sheep cheese with raw milk. The rind is rubbed with a paste made from Espelette peppers.

Cheeses

Arpéa de brebis

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Soft-ripened pasteurized sheep's milk with washed rind.
Ripening : 4 to 8 weeks.

Sea fish

Bacalao al pil pil

Basque Country.
Dish with salt cod, garlic, olive oil and chili pepper (pil pil).

Main meals

Basque piperade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Culinary specialty based on green and red peppers, chilli pepper, onions and tomatoes, served with eggs, meat or fish.

Cheeses

Basque sheep cheese

Sea fish

Basque-style tuna

Basque-style : cooked tuna accompanied by onion, pepper and tomato.

Sea fish

Bilbao eels

Basque Country.
Dish with elver eels, garlic, olive oil and chili pepper.

Veal

Blanquette de veau with mushrooms

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

Main meals

Cod crusted chorizo

Consommé and Soup

Garbure

France. Gascony.
Cabbage Soup with vegetables (beans, potatoes, turnips, large peas, onion, garlic, carrot, turnip …) and piece of confit meat (duck, pork, goose giblets, pork shank, ham, sausage ...).

Desserts

Gâteau basque with rhum-flavoured pastry cream

Basque Country.
Cake filled with almond or rum and vanilla pastry cream.

Sea fish

Grilled salmon

Cheeses

Le berger basque

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn.
Semi-soft raw sheep's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 to 6 months.

Cheeses

Manchego viejo

Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Hard ewe's milk cheese pressed and uncooked wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 1 to 2 years.

Sea fish

Mediterranean style monkfish with lemon and bacon

Sea fish

Monkfish skewers with diced bacon

Sea fish

Monkfish with lemon and bacon

Sea fish

Monkfish with Romesco sauce

Romesco sauce: catalan specialty. Sauce with a rehash of garlic, almonds, ñoras (dried red pepper), bread, tomatoes, oil, vinegar and spices.

Cheeses

Ocooch Mountain

United States. Wisconsin.
Semi-soft raw sheep's milk cheese with a natural straw rind.
Ripening : 3-4 months.

Cheeses

Ossau-Iraty

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn. Basque Country.
Hard ewe's milk cheese pressed and uncooked.

Shellfish and Seafood

Oysters with lemon granita

Pork

Parsley ham

Ham sliced in cubes cooked in a broth with white Burgundy wine with mustard and wine vinegar, jelly with parsley coated and flavored (with onion, shallot, thyme, bay leaves, garlic...).

Cheeses

Pecorino