Food and wine pairing
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Tavel
Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 6 years old.
This drink pairs well with 398 dishes:
Shellfish and Seafood
Scallop carpaccio
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Scallops with 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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Seafish
Sète-style bourride
Bourride : fish stew stewed together with a brunoise of vegetables served with aioli or mayonnaise with olive accompanied by croutons rubbed with garlic oil.
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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Seven-vegetable couscous with herb broth
Steamed wheat semolina served with a vegetable stew (purple artichoke, carrot, zucchini, fava bean, turnip, green pea, tomato) accompanied by a spiced broth.
Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.
Prefer a pairing with a light wine low in tannins.
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Miscellaneous
Shashlik
Armenia, Estonia, Georgia, Iran, Uzbekistan, Russia, Tajikistan…
Meat skewers (leg of lamb, sometimes beef or pork), aged and marinated in a flavored vinaigrette.
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Main courses
Shrimp jambalaya
United States. Louisiana. New Orleans.
Kind of paella with shrimp, rice and spicy.
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Miscellaneous
Smoked meat
Canada. Quebec. Montreal.
A rye bread sandwich with sweet mustard and many thin slices of stacked smoked beef.
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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Spaghetti carbonara
Italy. Lazio.
Carbonara : pasta dish with eggs, cheese (pecorino romano or parmigiano reggiano), bacon (guanciale or pancetta), black pepper and sometimes cream.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Spiny lobster à l’américaine
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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Shellfish and Seafood
Squid a la nicoise
Squid cut into thin slices and baked with tomato sauce and herbes de Provence.
Served with potatoes or rice.
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