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Meal and wine pairing

Cahors

Red

Still wine

Serve at: 14-16. °C (57-61 °F)

This wine is paired well with 405meals

Meal families

Sheep and Goats

Abbacchio cacciatore

Chasseur sauce : made from a brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef, adding white wine and butter with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes and garnish with chopped parsley.

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Cooked meats

Andouille of Vire with cider sauce

Andouille : pork sausage using the large intestine of the pig.
Cider sauce : cider, butter, fresh cream, shallots and white wine.
Served hot.

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Cooked meats

Andouille sausage

Pork sausage using the large intestine of the pig.
Served cold as first course.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Apicius pie

Pie stuffed with chicken, honey and spices.

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Cheeses

Ardrahan

Ireland. Cork.
Semi-soft pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a washed orange rind.
Ripening : 4 weeks.

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Cold starters

Aspic

Aspic : cold dish in which ingredients (vegetables, eggs, fish, fruit, poultry or meat) are set in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.

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Cheeses

Bamalou

France. Pyrenees. Ariège.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 3 months.

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Main meals

Basque piperade

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Culinary specialty based on green and red peppers, chilli pepper, onions and tomatoes, served with eggs, meat or fish.

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Beef

Beef bourguignon

Long cooking over low heat in a closed container of beef cooked in red wine with mushrooms, onions and bacon. Served with boiled potatoes or pasta.

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Beef

Beef daube

Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.

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Beef

Beef Stroganov

Russia.
Speciality with beef, mushrooms, onions, paprika and smetana (sour clotted cream).

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Beef

Beef tongue with Madeira sauce

Madeira sauce : Demi-glace (brown stock reduced) with Madeira.

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Beef

Beef tournedos with bone marrow

Tournedos: slice cut from the end portion of tenderloin.

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Beef

Beef with black truffle sauce

Black truffle sauce : fresh cream and veal stock (or poultry stock) with the addition of diced black truffles and shallots.

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