Meal and wine pairing

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Anchovy pizza

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.

Sauces

Aurora sauce

Cream sauce coloured with tomato sauce.

Cheeses

Bamalou

France. Pyrenees. Ariège.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 3 months.

Sea fish

Basque-style tuna

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

Cheeses

Boerenkaas

Netherlands.
Semi-soft raw whole cow’s milk cheese.

Shellfish and Seafood

Bordeaux style crayfish

Crayfish flambéed with Cognac and a mirepoix with a tomato-based sauce and white wine.

Cold starters

Botargo

Botargo : salted and dried mullet eggs.

Pork

Boudin blanc

Boudin blanc : white sausage made of white meat with milk instead of blood.

Shellfish and Seafood

Braised Bay scallop

Shellfish and Seafood

Braised scallops

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

Cheeses

Cantal jeune

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal.
Semi-hard cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 4 months maximum.

Poultry

Chicken quenelles

Sea fish

Cod with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

Sea fish

Cod with hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : vinegar reduction with shallots, mixed with egg yolk and melted butter.

Sea fish

Cod with onion and tomato

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

Cheeses

Comté

France. Franche-Comté.
Hard, unpasteurised cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Comté cheese and walnut pie

Sea fish

Cotriade

Breton fish stew (kaoteriad contents of a pot) made with different kinds of fish and potatoes served with a broth.
The dish can be accompanied by herbs, shellfish and vegetables.

Shellfish and Seafood

Crab claws with mayonnaise

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

Others

Crab rolls

Canada. Quebec.
Hot dog-style bun filled with salad and mayonnaise sauce.

Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish a la nage

Nage : baking in a broth flavoured with butter, white wine, vegetables and herbs.

Shellfish and Seafood

Crayfish ring

Ring : arranged in a circle.

Salads

Crayfish salad