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Food and wine pairing

Alsace Gewurztraminer

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Alsace Gewurztraminer

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

This drink pairs well with 362 dishes:

Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Accras cod

Accras cod
Lightly spiced cod fritter.
Serve hot as an appetizer or as a starter.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 3 to 5 years old.
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Cheeses

Aged brick

Aged brick
United States. Wisconsin.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 7 months.
Prefer a pairing with a young and fruity wine.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 3 to 5 years old.
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Sauces

Americaine sauce

Americaine sauce
American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Apple strudel

Apple strudel
Puff pastry filled with pieces of apple and raisins, usually seasoned with cinnamon and served warm with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, custard, or vanilla sauce.
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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Arancini

Arancini
Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones, 8 to 12 cm in diameter, typically filled with ragù, peas, and cheese, or with ham cubes and mozzarella.
Served hot.
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Cheeses

Ardrahan

Ardrahan
Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind orange-colored.
Ripening : 4 weeks.
Prefer a pairing with a young and fruity wine.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 3 to 5 years old.
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Cheeses

Ashbrook

Ashbrook
United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of ash from ash tree.
Ripening : 3 months.
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Cold starters

Aspic

Aspic
Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.
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Seafish

Balik salmon

Balik salmon
Balik : smoked salmon from a fillet cut from the back of the salmon.
The richer the smoked salmon, more the wine must be marked by the acidity.
Prefer a pairing with a wine with few residual sugar.
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