Shiraz  - Australian synonym for Syrah, now also turning up on occasion in South Africa.

Syrah  - The classic Rhone red grape allegedly brought back from Shiraz in Persia by the 14th-Century crusader Gaspard de Sterimberg. Blended in Chateauneuf-du-Pape and standing alone in Hermitage, Cote-Rotie and other Rhone reds, it makes tannic, ageworthy wines easily identified by a very characteristic floral black-pepper fragrance.

 
Meat: Barbecue Beef, Barbecue Chicken, Beef Bourguignon, Beef Wellington, Boar, Buffalo, Dove, Duck, Goose, Lamb, Meat Loaf, Ostrich, Partridge & Grouse, Pigeon, Pork, Roast, Roast Beef, Mild or Spicy Sausage, Ribs, Squab, Steak, Venison
Vegetable-Based: Eggplant, Wild or Domestic Mushrooms, Stuffed Bell Pepper, Beets, Artichoke, Red Cabbage
Cheese: Semi-soft Cheeses, Mild Cheeses, Hard Cheeses, Savory Cheeses, Blue-veined Cheeses, Pungent Cheeses
Ethnic: Mexican Dishes, Mild Beef Curry, Teriyaki Steak, Cajun Steak, Tandori Meat Recipes, Tajines Meat or Chicken Recipes, Jambalaya, Baba Ghanouj, Couscous (with meat), Moussaka
Miscellaneous: Bean-based Dishes, Meat-based Soups and Stews, Meat Lasagna, Hamburger, Philly Cheese Steak, Pizza
Pasta With: Meat Sauces or Ragus
 
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