A seaport and capital of Gironde and of Bordelais on the Garonne river in south western France, Bordeaux is among the most important areas of France for the production of superior wines, of which around 500 to 750 million bottles are produced annually. The English have traditionally held the wines, which they call clarets, in high esteem since before they lost the region during the Hundred Years War.
A mustard similar to German mustard, dark in colour but milder than Dijon. It is made from the whole seed, husks and all, vinegar and often tarragon. It is served with the sliced sausage of the region.
Bordered with, ringed with ... This is a principal item of food surrounded by another, such as vegetables.
Greencracked brittlegill. A variety of wild mushroom which, as its name implies, is a sort of olive green with darker green markings and with creamy brittle gills. Most brittlegills resemble other ones that are inedible and some will cause gastric problems. You can normally detect what type it is by the flavour. A tiny tasting will immediately reveal whether or not it is edible, but it is worth spitting it out immediately if you detect a bitter taste.
A border, a ring of food arranged decoratively around the edge of a plate. It is often a salpicon or ragoût surrounded by duchesse potatoes, forcemeat, noodle pastry or croûtons. Forcemeat borders can be decorated with truffles, tongue, pistachios and so on.
"Rice ring in the Créole style." A ring of rice pudding turned out onto a dish surrounding poached pineapple rings in a vanilla-flavoured syrup, decorated with cherries and angelica, with apricot sauce flavoured with rum.
