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Meal and wine pairing

Bordeaux

Still wine

Serve at: 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

This wine is paired well with 189meals

Meal families

Appetizers

Antipasti

« before the meal »

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Appetizers

Arancini

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

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Shellfish and Seafood

Arcachon european flat oyster Bordeaux style

Gravette : Bassin d'Arcachon oyster.
Bordeaux style : with sausages.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Arcachon oysters

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichoke

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Artichokes with melted butter

Melted butter : melted butter with reduced lemon juice and possibly pepper or chili.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Avocado

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Cold starters

Avocado with shrimp sauce

Shrimp sauce : fish velouté mixed with shrimp butter.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Batavia lettuce

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Sauces

Béarnaise sauce

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

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Beef

Beef carpaccio

Carpaccio : very thin slices with a dash of lemon and olive oil.

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Sauces

Beurre blanc sauce

Reduction of shallots with white wine and vinegar blended with a whipped butter.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Boiled crab

Crab cooked in a broth.

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Shellfish and Seafood

Bordeaux style crayfish

Crayfish flambéed with Cognac and a mirepoix with a tomato-based sauce and white wine.

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Offal and tripe

Bordeaux style tricandilles

France. Bordelais.
Pork tripe cut in strips cooked in court-bouillon then grilled and seasoned with garlic and few black pepper.

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Pork

Boudin blanc

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

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Sea fish

Brandade

Brandade : mixture of fish and olive oil.

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Appetizers

Breadsticks

Sticks of crisp and dry bread.

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Salads

Caesar salad

Romaine lettuce and croutons with egg, garlic, parmesan, lemon juice, olive oil and Worcestershire sauce.

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Appetizers

Casse-museau

France. Touraine.
Goat cheese log baked with butter and flour.
Serve warm, not hot.

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