Meal and wine pairing

Cheeses

Beaufort

France. Savoie.
Hard, unpasteurised cow's milk cheese.

Pork

Boudin blanc

Boudin blanc : white sausage made of white meat with milk instead of blood.

Beef

Braised beef

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

Poultry

Braised duck with turnips

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

Poultry

Braised duckling with turnips

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

Cheeses

Brie de Melun

France. Brie. Melun.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with white mould rind.

Sauces

Brown sauce

Reduced sauce made from brown stock and tomato paste or a brown roux with butter, onion and flavored bacon with a bouquet garni.

Main meals

Burgundy style potée

Mixture of salted meat or pork sausage, vegetables and baked potatoes in broth cooked several hours in an earthenware pot.

Main meals

Carbonade flamande

Beef, horse or pork stew with onions cooked with dark beer.

Main meals

Chicken couscous

Couscous : steamed semolina served with meat stew (lamb, chicken, merguez) accompanied by a spicy broth. Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.

Poultry

Chicken in cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

Poultry

Chicken with prunes

Poultry

Chicken with Vallée d’Auge sauce

Calvados sauce (Sauce Vallée d'Auge) : cooking juice deglazed with fresh cream and a dash of Calvados.

Cheeses

Coulommiers

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Meaux. Coulommiers.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with mould on the rind.

Poultry

Duck a l’orange

A l'orange: sauce with orange juice, duck liver and orange liqueur.

Poultry

Duck with peas

Cheeses

Epoisses

France. Burgundy.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with the rind dipped in Marc de Bourgogne.

Poultry

Fattened chicken with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

Main meals

Fish with meurette sauce

Meurette sauce : based on red wine with bacon and onion compote.

Main meals

Fondue bourguignonne

Pieces of meat beef cooked in hot oil and accompanied by various sauces (ketchup, mayonnaise, bearnaise sauce, Tartar sauce, Worcestershire sauce, …)

Cheeses

Fougerus

France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne.
Soft-ripened and bloomy rind cow's milk cheese dressed with a fern leaf.

Poultry

Guinea fowl with chestnut

Pork

Hot roast pork

Served hot.

Cheeses

Langres

France. Grand Est. Haute-Marne. Vosges. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Côte-d'Or.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.