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Beaujolais blanc

Beaujolais blanc

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

This drink pairs well with 153 dishes:

Cheeses

Acapella

Acapella
United States. California.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.
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Sauces

Aïoli

Aïoli
Provençale sauce.
An emulsion made with garlic and olive oil, sometimes enriched with egg yolk or lemon juice.
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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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Cured Meats

Andouillette

Andouillette
Pre-cooked sausage usually made from pork intestine (intestine and stomach), sometimes from veal (calf's ruffle), never smoked, to be pan-fried, oven-heated, or grilled.
Served hot.
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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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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Arancini al burro

Arancini al burro
Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones, 8 to 12 cm in diameter, filled with ham and mozzarella.
Served hot.
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Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop ceviche

Bay scallop ceviche
Ceviche : cold dish made with shellfish or fish marinated in citrus juice (usually lime) with seasonings (garlic, cilantro, cumin, white onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt, etc).
Prefer a pairing with a wine with mineral notes.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Bijou

Bijou
United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks.
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Veal

Blanquette de veau

Blanquette de veau
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
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Seafish

Bouillabaisse

Bouillabaisse
Provençal fish stew.
The name of this dish is said to come from Provençal Occitan bolh (boiling) and abaissar (to lower): bouille and abaisse.
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Seafish

Bourride

Bourride
France. Occitania. Aude. Gard. Hérault. Pyrénées-Orientales. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Alpes-Maritimes. Bouches-du-Rhône. Var.
Steamed white fish soup (monkfish, sea bass, mackerel, mullet), served with a vegetable brunoise (carrot, celery, onion, leek, etc) and accompanied by aioli or olive oil mayonnaise, with garlic-rubbed croutons.
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