He explained that later in the year when it is in season, he will return to pick the yellow gorse flowers (which have a distinct coconut taste) to use in meat marinades and Thai curries, as well as burdock root, which is popular in Japanese cooking and can be used for vegetable soups or mixed with dandelion to make a root beer-like soft drink.

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Chablis has similar characteristics but in a more refined and less aggressively crisp way, which is why they pair so well with the wildly mixed but predominantly non-spicy, white meat, bread and vegetable-based cuisine that is Thanksgiving dinner.

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