Meal and wine pairing

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Acadian tourtière

Canada. Quebec.
Pie made with pork meat (50% minimum) cut into cubes and flavored with: cinnamon, cloves.
The meat can be accompanied by other meats (beef, turkey, game, etc.), celery, bacon, onion, potatoes, etc.

Cheeses

Anabasque

United States. Wisconsin.
Semi-soft pasteurized sheep's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.

Pork

Black pudding

Offal and tripe

Braised veal sweetbreads

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

Veal

Calf’s head with gribiche sauce

Gribiche sauce : Tartar sauce (mayonnaise with capers, chives, cucumbers and parsley) with chopped eggs.

Main meals

Chicken gumbo

United States. Louisiana.
Gumbo : vegetable stew (celery, onion, pepper) with a thick and very fragrant broth to which seafood (usually crab, shrimp or lobster) or meat (quail, duck, chicken and smoked meat : andouille, ham, sausage) is added at the end of cooking.
Usually served with rice.

Others

Croque-madame

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

Others

Croque-madame with bechamel sauce

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

Others

Croque-monsieur

Grilled ham and cheese sandwich.

Main meals

Galette saucisse

France. Brittany.
Grilled pork sausage wrapped in a cold buckwheat galette.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Macaroni and cheese

Cooked macaroni pasta with a cheese sauce, generaly cheddar.

Others

Oven-baked croque-monsieur with bechamel sauce

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

Game birds

Quails with black and white grapes

Salads

Quails with grapes salad

Game birds

Quails with white grapes

Main meals

Raclette

Melted cheese accompanied with sausage, potatoes and vegetables.

Pork

Roast piglet

Beef

Roasted bone marrow

Main meals

Souvlaki

Cyprus. Greece.
Small pieces of meat (lamb, beef, mutton, pork, chicken) diced and marinated in lemon juice and olive oil with vegetables, herbs (oregano, thyme), pepper and salt, then grilled on a spit or on a skewer.
Served in a plate or on pita bread.

Beef

Steak-frites

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Stuffed piquillo peppers with meat

Main meals

Stuffed tomatoes

Stuffed tomatoes with meat, rice, tomato, bread, garlic and parsley.

Poultry

Teriyaki chicken

Teriyaki : grilled or roasted food in a sauce made up of mirin, sake and soy sauce.

Main meals

Tofailles

France. Grand-est. Vosges.
Dish cooked in a pot over a low heat (1h30 to 2h) made with onions, potatoes, slices of bacon or lardons and white wine with or without leek.
Served with a green salad.