Winged squid. Squid which have flaps at the sides resembling wings, similar to squid in flavour but is tougher. They are often stuffed with breadcrumbs, garlic and parsley and served with a tomato sauce.
Tavel is a wine-growing Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée in the southern Rhône wine region of France, across the Rhône River from Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC and just north of Avignon. Tavel wines are all rosé wines and must have a minimum alcohol content of 11%. The 933 hectares produce an average yield of 42 hectolitres per hectare. The vineyards are located in the commune of Tavel only. endpara
Tavel is reputed to have been a favourite wine of kings Philippe le Bel and Louis XIV, the Popes of Avignon, and the 19th century novelist, Honoré de Balzac, and is one of the few rosé wines that can benefit from aging.
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A dialect word in the north of France for a tellin or wedge shell. A type of small clam which can be eaten raw..
One of the divisions of the vineyard area of Armagnac producing some of the best quality Armagnac, with Bas-Armagnac.
