Meal and wine pairing

Cheeses

Abondance

France. Haute-Savoie. Abondance.
Hard raw cow's milk cheese.

Cooked meats

Andouille sausage

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

Cooked meats

Andouillette sausage

Pork sausage using the small intestine of the pig.
Served hot.

Cheeses

Appenzeller Classic

Switzerland. Appenzellerland.
Hard, unpasteurised cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 3 to 4 months.
Silver label printed in blue and red.

Appetizers

Arancini al burro

Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones 8 to 12 cm in diameter, usually stuffed with diced ham and mozzarella./ Served hot.

Eggs

Baked egg

Cheeses

Baked mozzarella

Mozarella : speciality of Campania made with buffalo milk by the pasta filata method.

Others

Barbecue

Sauces

Barbecue sauce

Sauce made from tomato and vinegar with a smoky note and various ingredients (garlic, oil, onion, honey, mustard, paprika, chili pepper, etc.).

Pork

Barbecued pork

Sauces

Béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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.

Beef

Beef bourguignon with fresh pasta

Beef

Beef bourguignon with steamed potatoes

Beef

Beef skewers

Beef

Beef tournedos with béarnaise sauce

Tournedos: slice cut from the end portion of tenderloin.
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

Cheeses

Bleu de Bresse

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Bresse.
Blue-veined cow's milk cheese.

Cheeses

Bleu de Gex

France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Haut-Jura.
Blue unpasteurised cow's milk cheese.

Cheeses

Blue cheese

Sheep's, goat's and/or cow's milk cheeses with mold in the cheese in colors between blue and grey-green.

Consommé and Soup

Borscht

Ukraine.
Soup with beetroot, mushrooms, vegetables (carrot, cabbage, cucumber, beans, onion, potato, tomato) and meat (beef, pork or chicken).

Sauces

Bourguignonne sauce

Partial reduction of shallot or onion and red wine with a bouquet garni (parsley, thyme and bay leaf) bound with a veal stock or a Spanish sauce.

Beef

Braised rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached. Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

Cooked meats

Brioche with pork rinds

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Savory brioche stuffed with pork scratchings (or duck, goose, chicken).

Cheeses

Brique du Forez

France. Rhône-Alpes. Loire. Forez.
Soft-ripened and bloomy rind cow's milk cheese.