Today, May 29, 2014, is National Coq au Vin Day. Coq au vin is a French dish of chicken braised with wine, lardons, mushrooms, and optionally garlic. Although the word "coq" in French means "rooster" or "cock", and tough birds with lots of connective tissue benefit from braising, most coq au vin recipes call for capon or chicken. Various legends trace Coq au Vin to ancient Gaul and Julius Caesar, but the recipe was not documented until the early 20th century
