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Food and wine pairing with aperitif recipes

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About aperitif

An amuse-gueule or amuse-bouche is a prepared dish the size of a bite and can be eaten cold outside of meals as a snack, or to accompany an aperitif or a cocktail. Generally cooked by assembling ingredients of all kinds, mixing texture, flavors, colors, they are often presented on trays. You will find all sorts of preparations such as petits fours, tapas, mezzes or Zakouskis. Discover original food and wine pairings with amuse-bouche.

Food and wine pairing with appetizers and snacks recipes

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Food and wine pairing around appetizers and snacks

About appetizers and snacks

The aperitif is the drink enjoyed before the meal in the tradition of toasting. Often accompanied by various snacks such as chips, sausage, cheese or olives. Commonly called the aperitif, it is generally less sought after than the amuse bouche but much more festive. Discover original food and wine pairings for the aperitif.

Food and wine pairing with beef recipes

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About beef

Beef is a castrated male bovine, but in butchery generally includes the meat of all large cattle, heifer, cow, steer, bullock, steer. Among the best origins, one will find beef from Limousin, Normandy, Charolais or Parthenay, but also Chalosse (Aquitaine) and Salers (Auvergne), which are rarer. A good quality beef will be bright red and shiny, its consistency firm and elastic, its smell sweet. The fat is rather white or slightly yellow, forming a more or less tight network, the meat can be marbled or marbled. Beef provides "noble" pieces, for quick cooking, the most expensive, and second and third category pieces, rather used for slow cooking as carbonades. Among the best are steaks, chateaubriands and tournedos, entrecote, prime rib and roasts. Lesser quality dishes include braised meat, stews, bourguignons and pot-au-feu, for which you can choose pieces such as chuck, scoter, shank and collar. Discover original food and wine pairings with beef.

Food and wine pairing with blue cheese recipes

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About blue cheese

Blue or blue-veined cheeses are made from cow's, sheep's or goat's milk. They have this "marbled" aspect because of the development of Penicillium roqueforti or glaucum. There are two categories of blue cheese: strong blue cheeses like Roquefort and mild blue cheeses like Gorgonzola. Some have obtained the PDO designation. They are produced in the same way as the others. The only differentiation is during the coagulation process, they are sown with a microscopic fungus. It is this fungus that produces the bluish moulds that can be seen on the cheese, and which gives it its marbled appearance.

Food and wine pairing with cured meat recipes

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About cured meat

A simmer is a dish that is cooked or boiled very slowly. The term "braised" is also used. It is true that any meat can be slow-cooked, but some are much better simmered. This is the case with tougher meats, from more muscular and sinewy parts of the animal. With beef, for example, with the chuck, legs or shoulder, sometimes even the belly. In pork, with a pork roast, more particularly, the pork plowshare roast, taken from the animal's loin, a very solicited and therefore very filamentous region. We can also add to this list the osso buco and the shanks.

Food and wine pairing with fruity desserts recipes

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About fruity desserts

Fruit is the perfect ingredient for a light, seasonal dessert. In salads, verine or in pastries, fruit desserts are generally fresh and healthy. Discover original combinations with fruit desserts.

Food and wine pairing with game (deer, venison) recipes

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Food and wine pairing around game (deer, venison)

About game (deer, venison)

Game is all wild animals that are hunted and whose meat is intended to be eaten. The season generally begins in September and continues until December. A distinction is made between game animals and game birds, the hunting of which may be decided by prefectural decree because of their frequent harmful nature (destruction of crops). Game can be obtained from certain butchers or firms specialising in venison (game meat), frozen in specialised shops or directly from hunters.

Food and wine pairing with goat cheese recipes

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About goat cheese

There are more than a hundred varieties of goat cheese, but today 14 French goat cheeses have the PDO label. There are goat cheeses in each cheese family, except for the family of pressed cooked cheeses. However, a large proportion of goat cheeses are soft cheeses with a natural rind. Goat cheese usually has a homogeneous texture. The paste can be smooth, unctuous or even melting. In some cheeses, the taste of goat can be quite pronounced, while others will have subtle aromas of nuts or hazelnut, fruity, etc.. The way it is eaten: fresh or warm and its maturity also influence the taste. With time, the character of goat cheese reveals itself more.

Food and wine pairing with lamb recipes

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About lamb

Of the ovidae family, lamb is a young sheep, the offspring of the ewe and the ram, male or female and less than 300 days old. Good lamb meat is shiny, well coloured, elastic and soft to the touch. Its fat should be light in colour and not too dense. It is advisable to eat pink lamb. For oven cooking, pieces such as the leg, loin or saddle are generally used, and for longer cooking, the shoulder, breast and neck should be chosen. Lamb is generally seasoned with garlic, mustard and aromatic herbs. It can be associated with sweet products such as honey or prunes and in tagine. It can also be marinated if the meat is tougher. Discover original food and wine pairings with lamb.

Food and wine pairing with lean fish recipes

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Food and wine pairing around lean fish

About lean fish

By definition, "lean fish" includes all fish containing less than 5% lipids. Particularly appreciated in the context of diets with a varied diet, turning to lean fish is ideal to accompany weight loss. In addition to these aspects, lean fish are rich in many other virtues for the body. Among the different types of "lean" fish are: fresh anchovies, sea bass, pike, cod, plaice, hake, sea bream, haddock, swordfish, halibut, flounder, monkfish, cod, whiting, grouper, perch, skate, red mullet, dogfish, sole, yellowfin tuna, sea trout and turbot

Food and wine pairing with mature and hard cheese recipes

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About mature and hard cheese

Fromage fort is a generic term for a mixture of cheese, alcohol and flavouring. It is above all a home-made product for which there is no single recipe. It looks and smells quite repulsive to the uninitiated. The composition of the strong cheese is more or less variable according to the products present in the regions concerned, but invariably includes alcohol, which eradicates the microbiota and the development of mites. It also enhances the flavour of the mixture.

Food and wine pairing with mild and soft cheese recipes

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About mild and soft cheese

In France, there are over a thousand varieties of cheese. These varieties can be grouped into eight main families according to their water, fat and calcium content. Soft cheeses with bloomy rind, pressed cooked cheeses, pressed uncooked cheeses, soft cheeses with washed rind, blue-veined cheeses, fresh cheeses or cheeses with natural rind made from cow's milk, processed cheeses, goat's milk cheeses, cheeses made from sheep's milk, fromage blanc and vegetable or vegan cheeses.

Food and wine pairing with mushrooms recipes

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Food and wine pairing around mushrooms

About mushrooms

Girolles, ceps, button mushrooms, coulemelles... Mushrooms are a delight to add to autumn dishes. Mushrooms can be used in an infinite number of ways and are a real source of flavour in everyday recipes. Sliced, porous, spherical, capped or elongated, there are thousands of varieties of mushrooms. From grey to brown, passing through intense reds or blue, they can measure from a few millimetres to several centimetres in diameter and height. It is best to avoid immersing them in water to clean them, otherwise they will lose their flavour as they absorb the water. Instead, use a toothbrush or paper towel to clean all sides of the mushroom. Discover original food and wine pairings with mushrooms.

Food and wine pairing with pasta recipes

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About pasta

There is a very large variety of pasta around the world. They differ firstly in their composition, often made from durum wheat semolina in Europe or from soft wheat or rice flour in Asia. Some pasta is made from whole wheat. We then distinguish between fresh pasta and dry pasta. And the forms of pasta: spaghetti, noodles, macaroni, lasagne, penne, tagliatelle, farfalle... Pasta is usually cooked in a large volume of boiling salted water. It can also be cooked in a sauce, as the Italians do.

Food and wine pairing with pork recipes

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About pork

Pigs include the pig, the female pig which is the sow and the suckling pig. The main pork producers are in Europe, North America and China. Good quality pork is recognizable by its pale pink flesh and firm, fine, somewhat elastic texture and white fat. Pork can be boiled, roasted, braised, grilled or pan-fried. The pork loin is the part just before the dorsal region. The tenderloin is prepared as a roast, stuffed or pan-fried. The chuck, with bone in, is ideal for preparing small salted dishes, and can also be used in a pot or roasted. As for the pork belly, it is ideal for stews and must be boiled for a long time.

Food and wine pairing with poultry recipes

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About poultry

Poultry are birds that are fed and raised in backyards or in industrial breeding for their meat and eggs. They include gallinaceous birds (chicken, turkey, rooster, guinea fowl, quail) and palmipeds (duck, goose). Poultry are low-fat meats. We distinguish the following parts in the cutting of poultry: the "whites", which sometimes tend to dry out during roasting, the legs and wings.

Food and wine pairing with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) recipes

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Food and wine pairing around rich fish (salmon, tuna etc)

About rich fish (salmon, tuna etc)

Fatty fish, also called "blue fish", are species rich in omega-3 and lipids, such as mackerel, sardines, salmon, anchovies, herring, trout, smoked eel or tuna. It is best to cook it gently and quickly, such as steaming or steaming it, or even eating it raw to get the most out of the benefits of fatty fish.

Food and wine pairing with shellfish recipes

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About shellfish

The term "seafood" covers all edible marine organisms that are not fish. Known for their delicate flavour and nutritional benefits, seafood is eaten according to the season. Seafood includes crustaceans, molluscs, gastropods, bivalves and cephalopods.

Food and wine pairing with spicy food recipes

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Food and wine pairing around spicy food

About spicy food

Spicy foods are those dishes whose main flavours are spices or condiments. Also included are all spicy and very hot dishes.

Food and wine pairing with sweet desserts recipes

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Food and wine pairing around sweet desserts

About sweet desserts

Sweet desserts are perfect to please everyone. In pastry, cake, mousse, these desserts are generally heavier but very tasty. Discover original pairings with sweet desserts.

Food and wine pairing with veal recipes

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About veal

Widely consumed in France and Italy, veal is tender and has a delicate flavour. Veal can be prepared as a roast, blanquette, stir-fry, sauce or cutlet depending on the cut. Veal is an essential ingredient in many traditional dishes, such as blanquette de veau in France and osso buco in Italy. Choose farm-raised meat with a red label or a farm product. Veal meat can be eaten cooked, but raw versions are also available, such as carpaccios. Please take it out of the refrigerator at least 30 minutes before cooking. Veal can be cooked quickly or slowly. Cutlets, tenderloin, prime rib and grenadine are the best choices for grilling or pan-frying.

Food and wine pairing with vegetarian recipes

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About vegetarian

Vegetarian dishes exclude all animal flesh in their composition. Most often you will find vegetarian pasta dishes, risotto or omelettes. While keeping a maximum of flavour you will also find stuffed vegetables of vegetarian mince.