Skip to main content

Food and wine pairing ideas

  • Français
  • English
  • Español

Meal families

Cold starters

Crab aspic with herbs

Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.

> view pairings

Consommé and Soup

Zurrukutuna

Basque Country.
Soup made with cod, peppers and garlic.

> view pairings

Poultry

Duck dodine

Kind of meatloaf.
Boneless meat duck, rolled, stuffed, poached or braised, served with a red wine sauce mixed with mushrooms and thickened with meat glaze.

> view pairings

Desserts

Raspberry bavarian cream

Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.

> view pairings

Poultry

Chicken with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

> view pairings

Desserts

Frozen zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

> view pairings

Cheeses

Mignot

France. Normandy. Orne. Vimoutiers.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a natural rind.

> view pairings

Cheeses

Ovelha amanteigado

Portugal. Beira Alta.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

> view pairings

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Provençal tomato tart

> view pairings

Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine tartare with oysters

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

> view pairings

Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustine carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

> view pairings

Eggs

Cloud eggs

Beaten egg white with egg yolk and grated cheese.

> view pairings

Appetizers

Cod croquettes with tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

> view pairings

Main meals

Dim sum shrimp

Dish of small bites or individual portions served in small bamboo steamers or on small plates.

> view pairings

Desserts

Vatrushka with vanilla

Russia. Ukraine.
Brioche-style cake filled with cream cheese, sometimes flavored.

> view pairings

Cheeses

Gouda Holland

Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole cow's milk.

> view pairings

Cheeses

Young Mimolette

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : 3 months.

> view pairings