Champagne goes with everything...but what is its IDEAL food pairing?

[Betty_C]

@John Davis

So with all of the great suggestions, there is no single ideal pairing. Though, there seem to be many great options. And opinions.

JD

This would make an awesome meet-up theme.

[Scott_G_r_u_n_e_r]

Gougeres, Charcuterie

[Jay_Miller]

I’ll add a few more opinions.

the stronger the mousse and acidity the better it pairs with fried foods. Ditto for creamy cheeses.
For meats I’d want at least some pinot noir or meunier
For wagyu I’d want a combination of the last two along with a low dosage
I would look to a richer style to pair with roast chicken as well as gougeres (though that also depends to some extent on what cheese you use)

[Brian_G_r_a_f_s_t_r_o_m]

@Elliot Steele

@Brian G r a f s t r o m

Possibly the best wine/food pairing I’ve ever had was NV Krug paired with raw salmon on toast with caviar.

recipe: Salmon with Red-Wine Sauce Recipe - Quick From Scratch Fish & Shellfish

That’s quite the suggestive picture lol

Indeed.

[Jared_Wagner]

@Chris Blum

@Jared Wagner

I absolutely love really good grilled cheese sandwiches with champagne. Parisian ham, gruyere, and caramelized onions is tough to beat. English cheddar and quick pickle fresno chiles is damn good too. I’ve always wanted to open a bar/restaurant that only serves sparkling wine/champagne and grilled cheese. Can’t come up with a decent name, though.

Toast

That could work!

[awilliamson4]

@Betty C

Potato chips, hands down. Bonus points if they’re homemade.

Coincidentally or not, potato chips are also the ideal pairing for caviar.

This all day. Classic Lays.

[mark_rudner]

i’m going with stone crabs and mustard sauce
one of my favorite combos

[todd_waldmann]

@R@y.Tupp@+sch

Twenty or so years ago, Steve Verlin introduced me to truffled popcorn with Champagne. I haven’t found a better pairing since as long as the Champagne isn’t more than a couple of decades old.

He also went way over the top and cooked hot dogs in yquem, but I had stopped eating meat years earlier so I can’t comment on their taste.

There is nothing better with Champagne than truffled popcorn.

[Dale_Bowers]

Anyone have a simple recipe for truffled popcorn?

[Betty_C]

@Dale Bowers

Anyone have a simple recipe for truffled popcorn?

Make popcorn. Drizzle truffle oil and add truffle salt to taste. If you really want flavor to punch you in the face, use a microplane to add fresh Parmesan as well.

Try this place for black truffle salt & white truffle oil that don’t taste artificial: https://www.tfsnyc.com

[Dale_Bowers]

@Betty C

@Dale Bowers

Anyone have a simple recipe for truffled popcorn?

Make popcorn. Drizzle truffle oil and add truffle salt to taste. If you really want flavor to punch you in the face, use a microplane to add fresh Parmesan as well.

Try this place for black truffle salt & white truffle oil that don’t taste artificial: https://www.tfsnyc.com

Thanks !!

[M_Sai]

@Dale Bowers

Anyone have a simple recipe for truffled popcorn?

My method:
Melt coconut oil in large pan, add 3 kernals wait until all three pop. Take off heat, add kernals wait for kernals to warm 30-45 sec, put back on heat.

In heavy sauce pan, melt butter and then add chives. Saute chives for 30 seconds, add truffle oil and take off heat.

Once popping slows, take off heat, add butter mixture to pan. Then dump contents of pan into a paper grocery bag. Add salt and parmesan in batches, shaking bag to mix everything. Pour into large bowl to serve.

[todd_waldmann]

@Dale Bowers

Anyone have a simple recipe for truffled popcorn?

1. Pop corn.

2. Add truffle butter.

3. Sprinkle with truffle salt.

4. 

[M.Kaplan]

@todd waldmann

@Dale Bowers

Anyone have a simple recipe for truffled popcorn?

1. Pop corn.

2. Add truffle butter.

3. Sprinkle with truffle salt.

4. 

This ^ is the only suggestion so far that features truffle, rather than 2,4-Dithiapentane.

[Jay_Miller]

@M.Kaplan

@todd waldmann

@Dale Bowers

Anyone have a simple recipe for truffled popcorn?

1. Pop corn.

2. Add truffle butter.

3. Sprinkle with truffle salt.

4. 

This ^ is the only suggestion so far that features truffle, rather than 2,4-Dithiapentane.

Yeah, I was biting my tongue at the recommendations for truffle oil.

[todd_waldmann]

@M.Kaplan

This ^ is the only suggestion so far that features truffle, rather than 2,4-Dithiapentane.

I haven’t found a truffle oil that I like. Some truffle butter is better than others, but they are all better than any truffle oil I’ve tried. And popcorn needs butter anyway, so…

[Betty_C]

@Jay Miller

@M.Kaplan

This ^ is the only suggestion so far that features truffle, rather than 2,4-Dithiapentane.

Yeah, I was biting my tongue at the recommendations for truffle oil.

There is such a thing as truffle oil that’s infused with real truffles. We buy this locally:

White Truffle Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2021 | Bariani Olive Oil

I can’t speak for whether The Filling Station uses real truffles like Bariani for the oil, but their salt is just truffles.

There’s also this, but I’ve never tried it:
http://www.oregontruffleoil.com