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posted May 25, 2017, 3:01 AM by Adam
Quirk [ updated May 25, 2017, 3:01 AM ]
Wines can enhance a dish. It can be
used for cooking and food pairing.
Though there is no hard and fast rule
on wine pairing, choosing the right
wine can enhance your dish to
perfection.
Your taste is the most important
aspect in the pairing. You must know
the saltiness, acidity, bitterness, and
sweetness of your food to choose the
perfect wine partner.
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Here are some of the ground rules of
food and wine pairing.
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Acidity : Highly acidic foods are not
ideal for wine because they tend to
cancel out the wine’s avor. Acidity
can make the wine seems sweeter. An
acidic wine should be paired with a
dish with lower acidity to prevent
losing the wine’s avor.
Saltiness : This is the easiest to
recognize. Salt is a natural enhancer.
So, anything that is salty can bring out
the sweetness. Sweet dessert wines
go well with salty foods.
Bitterness : Bitterness covers up
acidity in wines and hides the tannins,
bringing out the sweetness. Pair bitter
foods such as dishes with radicchio
and olives with young red wines.
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Sweetness : Sweetness is another
natural taste, but a person’s ability to
determine sweetness declines with
age. Sweetness doesn’t linger, unlike
saltiness, but it minimizes bitterness
and acidity in wine. Pair it with food
that isn’t overly sweet.
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