Food and wine pairing
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Saumur blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.
Synonyms
- Saumur white wine
This drink pairs well with 345 dishes:
Consommés, Broths and Soups
Vichyssoise
Soup made with mashed potatoes, leeks, onions, cream, and chicken broth.
Served hot or cold.
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Hot Starters
Vol-au-vent
Vol-au-vent : a round puff pastry shell intended to serve several people (with a diameter of at least 15 centimeters), filled with a mixture of meat, sweetbreads, fish, shellfish, snails, mushrooms… all bound together with a sauce (bisque, béchamel, cream, Nantua sauce…).
Prefer a pairing with the sauce or the garnish.
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Veal
Wiener schnitzel with anchovies and capers
Originally the Wiener schnitzel contained anchovies and capers.
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Veal
Wiener schnitzel with noisette potatoes
Pommes noisettes : potato balls fried in butter or oil.
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Seafish
Wing with beurre noisette
Beurre noisette (brown butter) : butter cooked until it reaches a light brown color and a nutty aroma, then strained into a cold container to stop the cooking.
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