Pairings
CHAMPAGNE (CARBONATED WINE FROM SECONDARY FERMENTATION, USUALLY MEDIUM-BODIED; SEE ALSO CAVA, PROSECCO, AND SPARKLING WINE)
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CAVIAR
EGGS AND EGG DISHES
FRIED FOOD
LOBSTER
OYSTERS, ESP. KUMAMOTO
POPCORN
SALMON, SMOKED
SUSHI
Chinese food, esp. seafood
appetizers
asparagus
butter and butter sauce
chicken
cream sauce and other creamy dishes
curries, esp. vegetarian
foie gras
gravlax
ham
monkfish
mushrooms
salty food
scallops, esp. sauteed or seared
shellfish
sole, esp. poached
turbot, esp. poached
turkey
Asian food, esp. moderately spicy
French fries
Indian food
Japanese food
apricots
bacon, esp. with eggs
braised dishes
brunch
calamari, fried
canapes
caramel
caramelized foods
cheese, esp. salty and/or Beaufort, Brie, Camembert, Cantal, Comte, Gouda, Gruyere, Manchego, Parmesan
cinnamon
clams
cod
coriander
crab, esp. salad and light dishes
crawfish
crepes, esp. savory
cumin
fish, esp. with cream sauce, and esp. oily
fruit desserts (e.g., tarts)
ginger and gingerbread
grilled food
hollandaise sauce
honey
lemongrass
licorice
mascarpone
nutmeg
nuts, esp. roasted and/or salty
omelets
onions, sauteed sweet
peaches
peppers
plums
pork
quail
quiche
rabbit, esp. stewed
roasted dishes
saffron
salad
salmon
salmon roe
salt cod
sashimi
scampi
sea bass
sea urchin
seafood
shrimp and langoustines
skate
smoked food
snails
souffles
soup
soy sauce
spicy food
steamed dishes
sturgeon
sturgeon, smoked
sweetbreads, esp. sauteed
trout
truffles
tuna, esp. tartare
vanilla
veal
vegetable dishes, lighter