It makes a superb accompaniment to the best of the appetizers, a Mediterranean platter comprising delicious, smoky baba ghanouj; a fine specimen of tabbouleh, with ringing treble notes of tomato and mint; green, crunchy falafel; hummus that could use just a bit more zip; and tangy cucumber-yogurt sauce.
I enjoyed a husky 1999 St. Clement chardonnay ($48) with the first courses, and a 1997 Clos du Val cabernet from the Stag's Leap District ($110), with its notes of leather, licorice, and mint.
Other EU finance ministers meeting in Brussels did not rule out the possibility, though there was scepticism that there could be technical difficulties in getting enough of the 50 billion coins and 30 billion notes minted and printed in time.
Times staff writer Mary MacVean explores Tunisian Rosh Hashana traditions, sharing recipes for dishes ranging from a beautiful spiral-shaped challah studded with bits of apple and decorated at the top with the shape of a hand, to a rich beef and sausage stew flavored with notes of mint, garlic and cinnamon.
In a blind tasting of the four unheated olive oils, the six tasters easily distinguished the medal winners from the cheaper oils and found many interesting aroma notes in them, from tea and mint to green banana, stone fruit and cinnamon.
Edmund C. Moy, director of the United States Mint, says notes and coins traditionally commemorate "great Americans and great events," so it is not impossible.
£12.99, Morrisons 2010 Morambro Creek Cabernet Sauvignon, Padthaway, South Australia A fragrant note of mint and herb leads into a classic Coonawarra-like cabernet sauvignon with spice-tinged cassis flavours.
Robbers looted an armored truck carrying newly minted euro notes and German marks.
It required the printing and minting of 15 billion notes and 50 billion coins, the latter bearing the stamp of the country where it was minted.
Our plate of assorted chicken tikka — three large pieces, cooked in different marinades and accompanied by three dips — was a delight, as were the minced lamb shammi kebabs, infused with grace notes of mint.
