New food and wine pairing lunch at Morande.

Yesterday was my first tour with a food and wine pairing lunch since returning from London in August.

We started with some seared tuna topped with a mushroom and mango cream paste, served with a Vistamar Sepia Reserve Chardonnay from Casablanca.

Next was a cream of lentil soup with rabbit ravioli and toasted Serrano ham, served with Morande Gran Reserve Pinot Noir from Casablanca.

We continued with seared Mahi Mahi fish (From Easter Island) with gnocchi, blue cheese and sautéed pears. This was served with Morande Terrarum Reserve Carmenere from Maipo.

The next plate was grilled skirt steak also known as Entrana in spanish. This was accompanied with a white bean, bacon puree and minted peperonata. This was served with Zorzal Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon, Gualtallary, from the Uco valley.

I then added to the normal menu a Iberic salad, which consisted of rocket leaves, sun dried tomato, slices of serrano ham topped with grated parmesan cheese. This was served with a Morande Terrarum Reserve Sauvignon Blanc from the Casablanca valley.

The lunch was then rounded off with a mixed desert plate full of delightful sweet things. We had molten chocolate cake, walnut crisp with creamy caramel, pistachio creme brûlée, chocolate crepe with red fruits, pear and almond strudel with brie cheese, then scoops of vanilla, pistachio and caramel ice-cream. All of this was served with a Vistamar Late Harvest Moscatel from the Limari valley and accompanied with tea and coffee.

So as you can imagine everyone afterwards felt plenteous and satisfied.