Skip to main content

Food and wine pairing ideas

  • Français
  • English
  • Español

Meal families

Poultry

Duck foie gras confit

Served on toasts as an appetizer.
Served cold.

> view pairings

Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallops with garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

> view pairings

Shellfish and Seafood

Whelks

> view pairings

Desserts

Peach marquise

Marquise : dessert or frozen dessert made with chocolate mousse (white, milk or dark chocolate).

> view pairings

Pork

Pig’s trotters pâté

Served cold or at room temperature.

> view pairings

Main meals

Truffade

Type of pancake made from thinly sliced potatoes cooked in goose fat, mixed with fine strips of fresh tomme cheese until it forms a thick, sticky paste. Sometimes garnished with fresh parsley.

> view pairings

Cooked meats

Cochonnailles à la lyonnaise

Cochonnailles : charcuterie.

> view pairings

Sauces

Green sauce

Green sauce : Green sauce : Mayonnaise mixed with a puree of chervil, watercress, spinach, and parsley.

> view pairings

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tomato soufflé with ham

Tomato soufflé : tomato stuffed with a mixture of beaten egg, Bechamel and cheese.

> view pairings

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Spaghetti al limone

Pasta with cream and lemon.

> view pairings

Offal and tripe

Bordeaux style lamb kidneys

Kidney cooked in red wine and topped with bordelaise sauce.

> view pairings

Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines with Nantua sauce

Nantua sauce : a tomato-flavored fish velouté with crayfish butter.

> view pairings

Game birds

Stuffed quail

Prefer a pairing based on the stuffing.

> view pairings