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Meal and wine pairing

Beaujolais

Still wine

Serve at: 10-12. °C (50-54 °F)

This wine is paired well with 28meals

Meal families

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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Appetizers

Breadsticks

Sticks of crisp and dry bread.

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Appetizers

Casse-museau

France. Touraine.
Goat cheese log baked with butter and flour.
Serve warm, not hot.

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Cooked meats

Charcuterie board

Assorted cold meats and sausages.

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Poultry

Chicken Tikka Masala

Marinated chicken in spices and yogurt and baked.

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Cooked meats

Cold cut buffet

Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, the guests serve themselves.

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Cooked meats

Cold cuts plate

Assorted cold meats and sausages.

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Others

Croque-madame

Croque-monsieur with a fried egg or poached egg on top.

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Others

Croque-madame with bechamel sauce

Bechamel sauce : Butter and flour (roux) made with milk or cream.

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Others

Croque-monsieur

Grilled ham and cheese sandwich.

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Others

Hamburger

Dish originating in Germany.
Sandwich consisting of two bruns topped with minced meat (beef) with raw vegetables, salad, condiments (pickle, onion) and a sauce.

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Salads

Olivier salad

Salad of diced vegetables (boiled potato, carrot, pickles, peas...) and other food (egg, diced ham, chicken…) and dressed with mayonnaise.

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Others

Oven-baked croque-monsieur with bechamel sauce

Bechamel sauce : Butter and flour (roux) made with milk or cream.

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Salads

Parisian salade

Salad with lettuce, button mushroom, cheese (generally diced of Comté or Emmental), Jambon de Paris (diced), hard-boiled egg, potato and tomato.
Seasoned with a vinaigrette with parsley and pickles.

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Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb

Leg of lamb : piece of meat formed the saddle over the thigh.
One thigh is called Chump.

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