Food and wine pairing
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Tavel
Still rosé wine(s)
Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 6 years old.
This drink pairs well with 398 dishes:
Main courses
Lamb-stuffed tomatoes
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 4 years old.
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Shellfish and Seafood
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
Lobster bisque
Bisque : creamy soup of clear, shellfish stock.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Lobster claws in 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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Salads
Lyonnaise salad
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Salad made with bacon, a poached egg, toasted bread, and frisée or dandelion greens, served with a walnut oil and red wine vinegar vinaigrette.
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Cheeses
L’Explorateur
France. Île de France. Seine-et-Marne. Saint Siméon.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
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Main courses
Makizushi
Roll of dried seaweed (nori) containing a layer of rice surrounding fish or vegetables, all cut into slices.
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Offal and tripe
Marseille pieds paquets
France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Bouches-du-Rhône. Marseille.
Dish made with sheep’s feet and stuffed tripe, filled with pork belly or salted pork, slowly simmered in a white wine and tomato sauce.
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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Masoor dal
India.
Spiced soup, stew or sauce made with lentils.
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Cold starters
Meatloaf
Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.
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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Mediterranean pizza
Pizza made with eggplant, zucchini, arugula, tomato, and mozzarella.
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Salads
Mesclun
Mixed salad composed of at least 5 varieties of shoots or leaves of chicory, oak leaf lettuce, lettuce, lamb's lettuce, dandelion, purslane, spinach shoots, arugula, escarole, radicchio or aromatic herbs.
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Salads
Mesclun with goat cheese
Mesclun : mixed salad composed of at least 5 varieties of shoots or leaves from chicory, oak leaf lettuce, lettuce, lamb's lettuce, dandelion, purslane, spinach shoots, arugula, escarole, radicchio or aromatic herbs.
Prefer a regional pairing.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 3 years old.
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Main courses
Moussaka
Balkans. Middle East.
Dish composed of layers of minced lamb, eggplant, onions and tomatoes.
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Sauces
Mousseline sauce
Mousseline sauce : hollandaise sauce mixed with whipped cream.
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Cheeses
Mt Tam
United States. California.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
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