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Meal and wine pairing

Touraine

Red

Still wine

Serve at: 14-16. °C (57-61 °F)

This wine is paired well with 121meals

Meal families

Cooked meats

Andouillette sausage

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

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Cheeses

Appenzeller Classic

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

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Appetizers

Arancini al ragù

Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones 8 to 12 cm in diameter, stuffed with ragu (meat in tomato sauce) and peas./ Served hot.

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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.).

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Sea fish

Basque-style tuna

Basque-style : cooked tuna accompanied by onion, pepper and tomato.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Beef dumplings with tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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Cold starters

Black radish and herb butter

Herb butter : softened butter mixed with chopped herbs (chives, parsley and tarragon), pepper and salt.

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Consommé and Soup

Borscht

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

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Cooked meats

Brioche with pork rinds

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

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Offal and tripe

Calf’s liver a l’anglaise

English-style : with bacon.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Cannelloni with tomato sauce

Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.

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Cooked meats

Charcuterie board

Assorted cold meats and sausages.

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Cold starters

Chicken 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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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.

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Poultry

Chicken cutlets Pozharsky

Pojarski : meatball with breadcrumbs, butter, cream and egg cooked until golden brown.

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Poultry

Chicken en barbouille

En barbouille : chicken cooked with the blood to thicken the sauce.

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Cooked meats

Cold cuts plate

Assorted cold meats and sausages.

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