Nzira Yekuti Pair Cocktails uye Zvokudya

Sei tine hanya newanano yezvokudya nekumwa? Icho chiri nyore: tinochera zvose uye kazhinji tinozviita panguva imwe chete. Iko kunwa kwakakodzera kunogona kuwedzera chiitiko chekudyira uye kunwa kwakashata kunogona kuparadza kudya kwose. Kune sayenzi shure kwezvikwata zviviri zvine chokuita nemhando dzose dzezvinhu zvezvesayenzi kubva kune physiology, psychology, uye zvemagariro evanhu, asi hatingapindi ma (akawanda) ezvo. Izvo zvandinoda kuita ndeyokubatsira kuti iwe uparadze chibvumirano chakafanana: kutya kunwa doroki uye zvinwiwa zvinosanganiswa ne "kudya kwepamusoro" - kana kudya chero kupi zvako.

Waini uye zvokudya zvave zvichienda pamwe chete uye zvinowedzera kuzivikanwa kuti zviongorore kusanganiswa kwewaini nemabiko ane ndiro dzakasiyana. Pane chinhu chinokosha chekuva nekubudirira kwezvokudya nekumwa kuwirirana uye kunogona kuoma. Zvinowedzera zvakanyanya patinotanga kushanda pamwe nemabiko ega nokuti mavhenekera akaoma kunzwisisa, zvisinei, ruzivo runogona kuva ruzhinji rwomufaro nokuti zvinofadza zvinenge zvisingagumi uye zvinogona kuguma mune zvimwe zviitiko zvinoshamisa.

Ndanga ndichiedza nezvekugadzira mari yekutengesa sezvo ini ndakatora iyo yekutanga inopinda mu mixology. Isu tose tinowanzoita kudaro, kunyange isu tisingazvizivi. A Martine Dry ine gungwa regungwa rakagungwa kana Martine yechiFrench ine mousse ye chocolate ye dessert iri mbiri yevanofarira. Asi, ndakanga ndisati ndasangana naMelkohn Khosrovian nemudzimai wake Litty Mathew, weMweya Spirits uye Tru Organic Spirits, muNew Orleans panguva dzeTales of the Cocktail yandakatanga kuongorora mapeji akawanda.

Vakaroorana vakavaka mitsetse yavo yemweya zvakapoteredza mafundo maviri uye chaizvoizvo vakatanga kutora doro kuti vatore kumabiko emabiko neshamwari nemhuri. Makore ekuedza nevevo vodkas, gin uye liqueurs vakavapa kunzwisisa kukuru kwokuti kudya uye midzimu zvinoshanda pamwe sei uye vanowanzoshanda pamwe nevamwe vekanakisisa kukuongorora kugadzirwa kwezvokudya-midzimu miviri.

Izvi zvinotevera kuedza kurondedzera ruzivo rwakakosha kubva kune unyanzvi hwavo. Iwe unogona kutora zvinyorwa izvi kumba uye uzvishandise kuti uite chikamu chinotevera chekudya kwemanheru wamunopinda.

Kunamata Kudya Kwako Kwekudya

Kana wakambopinda kuTales of the Cocktail, iwe ungangodaro wakaenda kune imwe yechiitiko chechiitiko che Spirited Dinners. Ichi chiitiko ndicho chokupedzisira mune zvekudya uye cocktail pairings, ine zvizere zvikafu zvekudya pane dzimwe nzvimbo dzeNew Orleans's top restaurants. Pamusangano wega wega a mixologist uye chef vakashanda pamwechete nenzira imwecheteyo sommeliers uye vafudzi vane makore, kufanana kwekunwa kwekudya nekumwa pamwechete. Iko pfungwa ndeyekunyanyisa uye kwete yevhesi yevhisi yemazuva, asi inonakidza uye inowedzera panguva yemusangano wegore wegore.

Kunyange zvazvo gorosi neyemhando imwe neimwe yemidzi shanu inonzwika senzira yakanaka yekutanga manheru, iyo yakawanda doro. Kushumira hukuru hwemhepo yakazara yezvokudya zvemasikati kunofanira kuva zviduku zvishoma nekuda kwecho chokwadi uye 2-3 ounce cocktail chinangwa chakanaka. Tafura yako yekugadzirisa ichatarisa zviri nani nekadiki, yekare-yekare cocktail magirasi panzvimbo yeavo 6-ounce mitambo yatinoshandiswa nhasi.

Kana chirongwa chekubatanidza chinonyanya kuvanzika ndicho chauri kutsvaga, Khosrovian inoratidzira kusanganisa doro, waini, uye mapepa pamirimo.

Zvichida iwe unoshumira yakanaka yepamusoro yepamusoro yepamusoro nemafuta ekufambisa, bhiza rinozorodza pamwe nedzimwe nzira kana maviri, uye chisarudzo chewaini newaini yemuchina wako, kudzokera kunonaka inonaka yeDessert kusvika manheru.

Chinhu chekubatanidza ndechokupa rumbidzo (kunyange zvazvo kazhinji ichi chinouya sechaparadzanisa pakuronga) zvokudya uye kubvumira izvozvo kuti zvive chinhu - chinwiwa chiri mutariri wekuchengetedza, angave ari kure-kiyi uye kuparadza nyanya yakawanda nyeredzi, kana kuti inogona kunge iri shure uko ne "Doo-Whop" yakakwana iyo inoisa inzwi. Cocktails inoitika kuti yakanaka kune izvi nokuti zvisarudzo zvako hazvigumi, chinokosha ndiko kusarudza kukurudzira kwakakodzera pasina kutora kubva pane zvokudya.

Uyewo, hatifaniri kutora kure nemasikirwo patinofunga nezvekuvhara pavanodya. Cocktails , muzviitiko zvakawanda, zvinosanganisirawo zvinwiwa zvinosanganiswa uye vazhinji vewaini, panzvimbo yehuwandu hwezvinodhaka, inogara iri nzira yakachengeteka.

Kana iwe uchida waini yekutengesa, mapeji aya ewaini ndiyo imwe nzira yakanaka, kunyange iyo yakajeka seye White Wine Spritzer kana Kiri inogona kuwedzera kuchinganisa kwakanyanya kwe "kunokosha" kudya.

Runako rwekudyara kwekodha nderokuti unogona kufanana nevatori vakashinga nezvokudya zvisingaoneki uye pamwe chete. Khosrovian inokurudzira kuti kana uri kushandira nehove yakanyorova-fukidza kana hove, bvisa chikafu chakasimba, chakazara-gadza. Kune rumwe rutivi, kana iwe une hove yeAickey dish iwe unoda kuenda nehope, ine ndege, inozorodza cocktail. Iyo inwiwa yakavhenganiswa inogona kugadziriswa kuti igone kudiwa.

Iwe uchawana vamwe uye unorasikirwa nevamwe pazvinouya pakubatanidzwa zvisinei kuti unoswa zvipi. Chinhu chaunofanira kuyeuka ndechokunakidza, fungisisa kuburikidza nemafuta ako, uye "usafananidza, kukurudzira."

Cocktails vs. Wine

Isu tave tichisangana newaini nechingwa kwenguva yakareba uye vazhinji vedu tine shungu dzakanaka nokuda kwayo. Cocktails ndeye nyaya yakasiyana, kunyanya nokuti kune pfungwa dzisina kunaka yokuti cocktails inoderedza muromo uye inopedza kudya iyo inotaridzana nayo. Zvisinei, zvinongopesana. Khosrovian inotaura kuti waini ichapfeka mazamu, apo mweya inonyanya kudya mafuta uye "kushambidza muromo." Ichi chinonyanya kukuvadza nemafumi, ane mafuta zvakadai se foie gras nekuti iyo yakanyanyisa kunwa doro inogadzirisa marate uye inoigadzirira iyo inotevera kuruma kana course.

Newaini, unofanirwa kuva neruzivo rwakakura rwezvipfeko uye maitiro eumwe neumwe weavo kuti ataure zvakanaka. Zvechokwadi, tinoziva kuti Riesling ndiyo inonyanya kushandiswa uye yewaini tsvuku inowanzoenda kune nyama yakatsvuka kunze kwezvinyorwa, imwe inoda kunzwisisa imwe yeimba yewaini kuti igadzire kuwirirana kunoshamisa. Apo patinotaura pamusoro pemabiko, tinokwanisa kuwirirana nemunhu (uye nheyo) mavhenekeri nezvikamu muzvokudya. Iwe haugoni (kazhinji) kuwana mango, bheriberry kana tei muwaini, asi iwe unogona nyore nyore kugadzira cocktail nemumwe weavo. Ndinoda kufunga nezvechinwiwa sechimwe chigadziro chekudya chimwe nechimwe uye izvi zvinowanzova ruzivo rwakakwana rwandinochitsvaga rwakanyanya nyore kuwana mune fomu yakasimba kuburikidza nezvinwiwa zvinodhaka.

Pandakanga ndichikura mhuri yedu yakanyanya kufunga nezveMidwest Midwest "nyama uye mbatata" kudya ("mbatatisi" inosanganisira miriwo, chingwa, uye zvimwe zvekudya zvakagadzirwa nemavitamini zvakakuzadza). Iwe une dombo raunoda kusimbisa muviri nemafungiro kuti uite basa rinotevera rezuva kana kuzadza mushure mekushanda kwezuva rakaoma uye, pakupedzisira, kuti uwane zororo kwezuva rinotevera. Kudya kwaiva kudya. Kukurukurirana nezvemazuva emhuri nezvimwe zvokudya zvezuva nezuva ndizvo zvakasimbiswa, asi takanga tine muitiro wezvokudya zvakakwana izvo zvakazadzisa chido chekudya uye ndizvo zvaiva. Izvo zvakasiyana kwazvo nhasi (nokuda kwechikamu chikuru uye ini handichazopindi mu "kudya kwekutsanya nyika," tiri kutaura nezve "chaiyo" zvokudya).

Mazuva ano, zvikamu zvekuzadzwa kwemimba izvo zvakagara zvichiita kuti baba varere vavete mukutarisa hazvisi sevanozivikanwa sezvavakanga vari. Ichokwadi, tinoita kunge tine hutano hwepamusoro kana paine zvokudya zvekudya zvakagadzirwa kumba, asi zvikamu zvedu zvakagadzirisa uye pane kuwedzera kwezviduku, zvidyo zvekudya, kunyanya patinodya nevamwe. Tapas uye mezze -style ndiro iri kuve yakasarudzika kana iwe unozviziva kana kwete, uye maitiro aya anozvikweretesa zvakakwana kune zvinyorwa zvemazuva ano.

Apo patinenge tichingofunga zvemazuva ano mashoma tinoda kufungidzira zviduku, zvakatsanangurwa zvakajeka kune zvatinodya. Kunyange mumazuva ose, tinokwanisa kubvisa izvi nekungotamba pane zvakaitika. Ndinoda kutora chido chekare chakadai semuchena wemuzambiringa wakachena ( muCran Dandy Shandy ) uye pamwe chete nawo nechiGiriki chinoda mazhizha akaomeswa mazambiringa . Kune mhando miviri yemadhiro mubasa iri, rima uye chiedza, asi iyo inopesana yandinotamba nayo nemamwe maitiro anosanganiswa ekunwa kwekusava doro Apricot Gingerini kana kuwedzera zvakanyanya Dancing Belly. Chiedza chinosangana nerima nemafuta akafanana. Nepo pane chimwe chinhu chakafanana neshizha ye sushi, ndinoda kuchengetedza chisina kuiswa mukati mekunwa asi kunogona kuiputira nekotoro se Blunt Geisha , iyo inoitika kuti inoshanda zvakanaka kana iwe uchida wasabi yako sushi.

Nekokuvhara, zvakakosha kufungidzira zvikamu zviduku zviduku zviduku. Izvi zvinowanzopfuma, zvinonaka (uye zvakanyanyisa) zvekudya uye zvinonaka zvekudya zvekudya zvinogona kunge zvakanyanyisa uye zvakanyatsogadzirirwa kune mumwe munhu kudya.

Izvo zvinokoshawo kuti zvibatanidze chikafu nemhepo yakabva. Mune muenzaniso iwoyo, ndakashandura kunwa kweJapane kuti ndienzane nechikafu cheJapan. Saizvozvowo, ndingadai ndangotanga kufunga tequila nechinhu chipi nechipi chekuMexico-chakafuridzirwa kudya uye brandy nechinangwa chipi nechipi cheFrench. Zvisinei (asi imwewo kunze iyo inomatanidza zvinhu zvose) zvimwe zvinhu zviri pasi rose, nevodka, whisky uye rum kuva nheyo dzakanaka dzepambiri dzakawanda dzenyika dzakawanda chero bedzi mavhenekeri anodikanwa anoita izvo chete, kurumbidzwa.

Shandisai Pairings Zvinyararire

Iko mari yako yokutanga yega yega inogona kutyisa uye haudi kuwira pasi pameso ako pamberi pomubati, muteresi uri kuedza kukunda, kana mu-mitemo ane imba yakabikwa. Ndokusaka tishandisa kuedza muupenyu hwezuva nezuva.

Ndinoedza kuwirirana pamwero muduku kutanga ndovabudisa kune mapoka makuru, saka anenge kudya kwose kwomurume wangu (ndiye mupi wemhuri yedu) ndinogadzira ndinoedza imwe yega yepamutambo yekutengesa. Kana isu tisingadi mutambo pakati pezvokudya nekumwa Handina kurasikirwa nechinhu uye ndinogona kuchinatsa, nechinangwa chekupedzisira kuva chiratidziro kune shamwari, mhuri kana shamwari dzebhizimisi.

Iwe unogonawo kushandisa chikafu chako chekudya chekudya kuti uedze. Iwe haungatambi nguva dzose (tine tariro iyi haisi iyo nyaya) kuwana ruoko-yakagadzirwa cocktail iwe unoda, asi ichakupa pfungwa yekuda, mavhenekeri, uye pairings. Chero nguva ipi zvayo iwe uri pane imwe nzvimbo yekudyidzana yemadzinza yemhando ipi neipi, funga mabiko avo evhareji uye kana vasina mumwe anokumbira mubatsiri kuti vanganwe neikudya ichi kana icho chef angakurudzira kuti pave nepamusoro. Tora iyi nyanzvi kumba kuti ugadzire pawakatenderera.

Apo ndiri muresitorendi yeBrazil muU.S. Ndinogara ndichitsvaga cachaca kana pisco cocktails, kana iri muIrish pub Ndinoda kuona zvavari kuita neIrish whiskey . Kana vanhu vari paresitorendi vachiziva zvikafu zvavo zvemadzinza ivo vachaziva zvakare zvinwiwa kuti vorumbidze. Cherechedza: Musarega vaIriland (ini ndiri mumwe saka ndinogona kutaura izvi) pindura kuti "Pint ye Guinness inoshanda pamwe nezvose" - kuvhiringidza: "Ndinoda whiskey uye ini ndinoda kuti ive yakavhenganiswa. . " Kune ruzivo rwakanaka uye ruzivo mune zvekudya nekunwa kwemitemo yakasiyana-siyana iyo inofanira kuteverwa uye kana iwe wakaziva kuti iwe unogona kushandisa iyo kutamba-famba.

Paflip side, kana iwe uri pane imwe nzvimbo yekutengesa yekutengeserana, dambudziko rinowanzodiwa nekadha rako rekudya. Izvi zvingave apo iwe uchanowana pairings izvo zviri kunze kwechimiro kana kuti hazvive nezvakabva. Semuenzaniso, ndinoda kuwirirana kwemaapuro nemaapuro uye kazhinji kunoshumira Apple Sour nemapfudzi eve thyme-kusvuta kana pear-orange orange yangu Dafne Martini neamoni pepper chicken chibereko chechiitiko chinotapira.

Kushandisa zviitiko zvekudya zvekudya zvinowedzera ruzivo rwako rwezvikwata zvekutengesa pasina kukubhadhara kupfuura zvekudya iwe zvauri kutobhadhara. Vatori vemunharaunda yako vanogonawo kukoshesa mhinduro dzekubudirira (kana kwete-so-great) pairing.

Zvichipa ruzivo rwavo nekudya uye cocktail pairings, ndakabvunza Khosrovian uye Modern Spirits kuti ndipe mienzaniso mishomanana yezvokudya zvakagadziriswa izvo zvakagamuchira rave kuongororwa uye izvo zvakange zvichitsvaira. Shandisai mienzaniso iyi sechiyero chezviviri zvako zvehupenyu munguva yemberi.

Kuti uwane mamwe mazano ekubatanidza, tarisa mazano mashomanana akataurwa na Modern Modern (open pdf) uye mazano avo ePairing article.

Yakashanda Zvakanaka

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Dish: Curry Kokoti Muto Marinated California Bass, konikoni jasmine rice, sweet and spicy Thai sauce, mango relish

Paired with: Modern Spirits Candied Ginger Vodka

(Chef Richard Mead, Sage paGungwa Restaurant, Newport Beach, Calif.)

Chikonzero nei pairing yakashanda: Ichi ndicho chimwe chezvandaifarira zvangu nguva dzose nokuti zvakashanda zvakajeka uye nokuti chef akawana mukana wakaenzana wekuti wakave wakaguma nenjodzi yakakwana. Chikonzero chacho ndechekuti mucheki akavaka pairing. Iyo ndiro yakanyanya kuve yakashinga, yakapfuma uye yakasvibiswa nekuruma kwega imwe uye yakagadzira marate kumusoro sechikamu chekudya chechirongwa che crescendo, iyo ginger vodka yakanyanyisa simba yakakonzera sekurohwa kwezviratidzo! Mupiki akaisa dambudziko guru nekubatanidza chikafu chikuru, chikafu chinopesana nehomwe yakakura, vodka yakashinga uye yakabhadhara nokuti doro nemafuta zvakakodzerwa zvakaenzana uye nokuti kusanganiswa kwekunakidza kwaive nekudzidza zvakasiyana.

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Dish: Ovheni yakabikwa La Belle Farms duck mazamu, ruvara rwepepuru Thai rutsitsi, baby bok choy, kumquat chili sauce

Paired with: Modern Spirits Three Tea vodka

(Chef Neal Frasier, Grace Restaurant, Los Angeles, Calif.)

Chikonzero nei pairing yakashanda: Kutanga-uye ichi chinhu chinokosha - vodka pawaini ye 35% yakanyatsoenderana nekuwanda kwedha. Iko kunakidza kweTatu Tea vodka, iyo inowanikwa pamatema madema, mavara uye magorosi pamwe chete nemaruva akaomeswa nemichero, inopindirana nemiti yezvokudya sezvidimbu zvemufananidzo. Hapana kudzokorora. Kungoenzanisa uye kubatana.

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Dish: T-Bone ye organic lamb au peivre neGoronzola yakarova

Yakarongedzwa nehotera yakagadzirwa ne Modern Spirits Black Truffle vodka, veal demi-glace, uye gorosi rinopisa jira

(Chef Larry Nicola, Nic's Beverly Hills, Beverly Hills, Calif. - vakashumira paThe James Beard House, NYC, Sept. 24, 2007)

Chikonzero nei pairing yakashanda: Ichi chaiva chakaoma kubatanidza nokuti yakanga yakafuma mumafuta ayo uye ine ushingi muhuwandu hwekunaka. Doro rewaini yejoroka pa30% rakashanda zvakanaka nemafuta gwayana uye cheese. Asi kunakidza kwezvikwata zve cocktail kwakagadzirisa pairing. Bold uye yakaoma truffle dema yakaisa vodka, nyama yakasviba demi-glace, uye soro yakagadzirwa nekakavhenganiswa yakapiwa zvinonwiwa zvakakwana uye doro uye kuenzanisa ichi chakavakwa zvine simba.

Haana Kuita Zvakanaka

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Dish: Green bhinzi saladi ne duck prosciutto uye caramelized tomato

Paired with: Modern Spirits Celery Peppercorn vodka

(Chefs Chefs Govind Armstrong naAndrew Kirschner, Table 8 Restaurant, Los Angeles, Calif.)

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Dish: Chokoti yabaglione cream yakashata

Paired with Modern Spirits Chocolate Orange Vodka martini with espresso and cream English

(Chef Michael Mishkin, Large Restaurant, Phoenix, Ariz)