Hi guys, I have a bottle of 09 Cantillon Grand Cru that I'd like to pair with a meal, but I can't decide what sort of meal it would work best with. Any ideas? Thanks Mark
A cod perhaps? Maybe with a white wine sauce, a little parmesan or grana padano and some spinach. I don't know if you like seafood but I can see a unblended Lambic pairing very well with that.
How about just as an aperitif, maybe with some Gouda or a bite of ham, just so that the acidity opens up all your taste buds for whatever you choose to cook? No better opener in the world. But I realize this suggestion is a bit of a cheat. A classic Belgian usage would be to braise some meat in it. (Do you have a butcher that can get a rabbit? Or maybe a game bird?) Not for your precious bottle of course -- you could find a lesser but worthy one -- and then pair the beer with the culinary outcome.
I am not sure about the butchers, but I could always shoot a guineafowl or some pigeons Unfortunately lambic is just too expensive to to use in cooking (I have to buy it at online stores and get it shipped to me), would something like a BSP/DA work?
