Thread: "A 1999 Pomerol wine from Bordeaux and Coquilles St. Jacques scallopsset the refined tone for their cordial, if not overly gushing, exchange."

Were they matched together? That would be....different.
Isn't Coquilles St Jacques scallops redundant?

On Apr 7, 8:01*am, DaleW <Dwmi...@aol.com> wrote:
> Were they matched together? That would be....different.
> Isn't Coquilles St Jacques scallops redundant?

I'm confused about this also. AFAIK, it refers both to the shellfish
itself, and a dish made with scallops simmered in wine, then mixed
with mushrooms, shallot, butter, and cream - and often served in a
scallop shell.

He was probably referring to that dish.

Chris

[email protected] wrote:
> On Apr 7, 8:01 am, DaleW <Dwmi...@aol.com> wrote:
>> Were they matched together? That would be....different.
>> Isn't Coquilles St Jacques scallops redundant?
>
> I'm confused about this also. AFAIK, it refers both to the shellfish
> itself, and a dish made with scallops simmered in wine, then mixed
> with mushrooms, shallot, butter, and cream - and often served in a
> scallop shell.
>
> He was probably referring to that dish.
>

I've never heard of coquilles St Jacques meaning anything but
"scallops," not any specific dish. FWIW, I think its just
sloppy writing.

-E

[email protected] wrote:
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Where else could a Pomerol wine come from?



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On Apr 8, 3:36�pm, Mike Tommasi <nob...@tommasi.org> wrote:
> art...@gmail.com wrote:
> > Do you approve?:
>
> >http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...LukvD8DS2g0nwz...
>
> Where else could a Pomerol wine come from?
>
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Mike,
Only a very, very few Americans would know that Pomerol was part
of Bordeaux. Most wouldn't have clue as to what Bordeaux actually is
to be frank.

Bi!! wrote:
> On Apr 8, 3:36�pm, Mike Tommasi <nob...@tommasi.org> wrote:
>> art...@gmail.com wrote:
>>> Do you approve?:
>>> http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...LukvD8DS2g0nwz...
>> Where else could a Pomerol wine come from?
>>
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>> Mike Tommasi - Six Fours, France
>> email linkhttp://www.tommasi.org/mymail
>
> Mike,
> Only a very, very few Americans would know that Pomerol was part
> of Bordeaux. Most wouldn't have clue as to what Bordeaux actually is
> to be frank.

Bordeaux, it's a wine isn't it? :-)


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Mike Tommasi wrote:

> Bordeaux, it's a wine isn't it? :-)

Nah, that's Bardolino. Bordeaux was my favorite candy in the See's
chocolate sampler ;-)

http://www.sees.com/prod.cfm/Dark_Ch...olate_Bordeaux

Mark Lipton

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On Mon, 6 Apr 2009 21:46:44 -0700 (PDT), [email protected] wrote:

>Do you approve?:

Of the multiple redundencies? Of the pretensious writing?

Neither.
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Fatty from Forges

Type "coquille st jacques" into Google - even the French version, and
what comprises most of your hits. It's the aforementioned dish.

Same goes for an image search.

I've been served this dish a few times while staying with friends in
France, and have since learned how to make it. It's really good. And
that really is what it's called, with nothing in the name to distinguish
it from the main ingredient.

Chris


Emery Davis wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>> On Apr 7, 8:01 am, DaleW <Dwmi...@aol.com> wrote:
>>> Were they matched together? That would be....different.
>>> Isn't Coquilles St Jacques scallops redundant?
>>
>> I'm confused about this also. AFAIK, it refers both to the shellfish
>> itself, and a dish made with scallops simmered in wine, then mixed
>> with mushrooms, shallot, butter, and cream - and often served in a
>> scallop shell.
>>
>> He was probably referring to that dish.
>>
>
> I've never heard of coquilles St Jacques meaning anything but
> "scallops," not any specific dish. FWIW, I think its just
> sloppy writing.
>
> -E

Christopher Sprague wrote:
> Type "coquille st jacques" into Google - even the French version, and
> what comprises most of your hits. It's the aforementioned dish.
>
> Same goes for an image search.
>

It is not a dish, it is the french name for scallop. Same in italian,
"capesante", means holy shells, as in holy Saint James.

We don't speak Google in France :-)

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