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Meal and wine pairing

Minervois

Still wine

Serve at: 10-12. °C (50-54 °F)

This wine is paired well with 72meals

Meal families

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Anchovy pizza

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Appetizers

Antipasti

« before the meal »

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Appetizers

Arancini

Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones 8 to 12 cm in diameter, usually stuffed with ragu, peas and cheese, or diced ham and mozzarella./ Served hot.

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Cold starters

Aspic

Aspic : cold dish in which ingredients (vegetables, eggs, fish, fruit, poultry or meat) are set in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.

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Sea fish

Atascaburras

Spain. Albacete and Cuenca speciality.
Brandade done with salt cod, olive oil, potato and chestnut.

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Sea fish

Basque-style tuna

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

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Batavia lettuce

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop in bitter-sweet

Sweet and sour sauce : tomato sauce with shallots, olive oil and laurel.

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Veal

Blanquette de veau

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.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Braised scallops

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand.

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Sea fish

Brandade

Brandade : mixture of fish and olive oil.

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Appetizers

Breadsticks

Sticks of crisp and dry bread.

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Salads

Caesar salad

Romaine lettuce and croutons with egg, garlic, parmesan, lemon juice, olive oil and Worcestershire sauce.

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Appetizers

Cheese breadsticks

Sticks of crisp and dry bread.

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Sea fish

Cod with onion and tomato

Cod stew served with a sauce of roasted red peppers and tomatoes.

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Cold starters

Egg in aspic

Aspic : cold dish in which ingredients (vegetables, eggs, fish, fruit, poultry or meat) are set in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.

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Poultry

Fattened chicken in demi-deuil

Demi-deuil : slices of truffle inserted between skin and flesh to infuse the aroma.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Fennel

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Fettucine Alfredo

Italy. United States.
Pasta dish consisting of long pasta mixed with butter and parmesan cheese.

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