Skip to main content

Food and wine pairing ideas

  • Français
  • English
  • Español

Meal families

Shellfish and Seafood

Prawns

> view all pairings

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Dolma

Grape leaves or vegetables (eggplant, cabbage, zucchini, bell pepper, tomato, etc) stuffed with spices, onion, rice and sometimes ground meat.

> view all pairings

Hot Starters

Spinach and ricotta pie

Ricotta : Italian or Maltese cheese made from whey of other cheeses, from sheep or cow milk.

> view all pairings

Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Crescent dogs

Sausage filled with cheese, wrapped in puff pastry.

> view all pairings

Cheeses

Chambarand

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Isère.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 2 months.

> view all pairings

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Red mullet risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

> view all pairings

Sauces

Lobster butter

Lobster butter : lobster meat with butter.

> view all pairings

Seafish

Whole roasted turbot with black truffle juice

Whole fish, gutted and cooked (not filleted).
Truffle juice : juice obtained during the sterilization of the truffle.

> view all pairings

Cheeses

Kanternagelkaas

Netherlands. Friesland.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk flavored with cumin and clove.

> view all pairings

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Dark chocolate dessert

Dark chocolate : with more than 70% cocoa.

> view all pairings

Shellfish and Seafood

Whelks

> view all pairings

Shellfish and Seafood

Langoustines with curry sauce

Curry sauce : velouté curry and cream.

> view all pairings

Cured Meats

Head cheese

Small pieces of pork meat (cheeks, snout, tongue, etc), usually cooked with small pieces of carrots, pickles, shallots or onion, seasoned with garlic, spices, parsley and molded in aspic.
Served cold.

> view all pairings

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Crema catalana

> view all pairings

Sheep and Goats

Provençal-style saddle of lamb

Saddle : unseparated loin (from rib to leg) from both sides of the animal.
Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.

> view all pairings

Seafish

Cod with hollandaise sauce

Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.

> view all pairings