Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil rouge

Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Fouée with rillauds

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Indre-et-Loire. Pays de la Loire. Loire-Atlantique. Maine-et-Loire. Saumur. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.

Hot bread roll stuffed with rillauds.

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Cheeses

Foxglove

United States. Indiana.

Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a orange-colored washed rind.

Ripening : 1 to 3 months.

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Veal

Fricandeau of veal

Fricandeau : thin slice of veal larded and braised or pan-fried.

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Cheeses

Frinault

France. Centre-Val de Loire. Loiret. Orléans.

Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized whole cow's milk with a natural rind.

Ripening : 2 weeks.

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Poultry

Geline with black truffle

Geline : chicken from Touraine.

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 3 years old.

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Poultry

Geline with chanterelle

Geline : chicken from Touraine.

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 3 years old.

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Cheeses

Grana Padano oltre 16 mesi

Italy. Po River Valley.

Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a natural rind.

Ripening : 16 to 20 months.

Prefer a pairing with a fruity and light wine.

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Beef

Grilled beef with Colbert sauce

Colbert sauce : maitre d'hotel butter with gravy and tarragon.

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Offal and tripe

Grilled calf's liver

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.

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Poultry

Grilled duck breast with blackcurrant berries

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 3 years old.

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Sheep and Goats

Hachis parmentier

Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.

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Pork

Ham on the bone

Ham cooked on the bone, in a flavored broth.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 3 years old.

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Main courses

Ham, cheese and egg pancake

Prefer a pairing with a wine from terraces.

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Furred game

Hare saupiquet

Saupiquet sauce : spicy sauce made of berries, spices, herbs, onions and/or bay leaves mixed with liver and blood from game, bread, wine, vinegar.

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 3 years old.

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Cured Meats

Head cheese

Small pieces of pork meat (cheeks, snout, tongue, etc), usually cooked with small pieces of carrots, pickles, shallots or onion, seasoned with garlic, spices, parsley and molded in aspic.

Served cold.

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.

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Main courses

Hochepot

France. Hauts-de-France.

Stew made with oxtail, lamb shoulder, salted pork belly, and vegetables.

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Cheeses

Hooligan

United States. Connecticut.

Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with an orange-colored washed-rind.

Ripening : 2 months.

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Cured Meats

Lamb and beef gyros

Gyros : greek-origin sandwich, derived from döner kebab, made with meat, onion, tomato and tzatziki sauce in pita bread.

Pairing with a spicy dish.

Prefer a pairing with a wine with high tannin level.

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Miscellaneous

Lamb and beef pita

Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.

Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.

Sandwich made with minced meat (lamb, beef), hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).

Pairing with a spicy dish.

Prefer a pairing with a wine with high tannin level.

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