• 9 Basic Types of Wine

    9 Basic Types of Wine

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    20 Great Cocktail Recipes You Should Know

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  • 4 Best Ever Steak And Eggs
  • 5 The 19 Best Sauce Recipes
  • 6 Tuna Salad With Crispy Chickpeas
  • 7 Chocolate Mousse and Marshmallow Icing S'mores Cake Recipe
  • 8 15 Famous Italian Foods You Must Try
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  • 10 The Best Vodka Mixers
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  • Different Types of Beer

    Beer has a long and rich history, dating back millennia and playing a vital role in the early development of human civilization. As its influence has spread, beer itself has changed, resulting in hundreds of different varieties that are enjoyed around the world. The question of how many types of beer styles there are..
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  • Top 10 Persian Cuisines

    Persian food is one of the most delicious food that you can try in your life. If you are a food lover, actually it's impossible if you haven't heard about Qormeh Sabzi or Iranian Kebab or other delicious Iranian food. The truth is Persian food is famous between the travelers who visit Iran and sometimes it is the reason that many tourists travel to this country...
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  • Healing Chicken and Rice Soup

    Things I want you to know about healing chicken and rice soup: it is limey, salty, and so fresh. It’s super satisfying thanks to juicy and garlic-ginger-infused chicken thighs and tender jasmine rice, and it can be (read: should be) loaded with fresh herbs and peanuts and more lime juice...
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  • Best Ever Steak And Eggs

    It doesn’t require too much of a cook time and you won’t really need a meat thermometer either. And while that steak is resting, go ahead and fry your eggs in that same cast iron skillet. If fried eggs are not your jam, scrambled eggs are also perfect here. Just be sure to drizzle that fresh herb sauce everywhere...
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  • The 19 Best Sauce Recipes

    Is there anything in this world that's not made better by sauce? Definitely not. Because if you don't already know: sauce is life. Slather these on sandwiches, drizzle them on salads, pour them over pasta - the options are endless...
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  • Tuna Salad With Crispy Chickpeas

    Tuna salad deserves more than to be dolloped on dressed greens for lunch. Some pan-fried chickpeas and the crunch from endive improve things tremendously...
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  • Chocolate Mousse and Marshmallow Icing S'mores Cake Recipe

    Borrowing all the classic flavors of a campfire s'more, the Ideas in Food team creates a graham cracker cake that's flavored with browned butter, layered with a dulce de leche-spiked chocolate mousse, and topped with a toasted bourbon-marshmallow icing...
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  • 15 Famous Italian Foods You Must Try

    The most difficult thing about eating in Italy is that you can’t try everything. Traditional Italian food is arguably the most popular and well known cuisine in Europe and indeed the entire world. Typical Italian ingredients, methods and dishes influence other palettes...
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  • Blueberry Cheesecake Squares

    Looking for a wonderful dessert? Then check out these delicious cheesecake squares topped with blueberries...
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  • The Best Vodka Mixers

    Figuring out the right mixer to use to turn this liquor into a libation can be daunting when all you really want is a drink. So to uncomplicate your aperol hour, here are the best vodka mixers for a classic vodka cocktail. In each of the cases below, we recommend a two- (or three)-to-one ratio of mixer to vodka...
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  • Classic homemade burger recipe

    This super easy homemade beef burger recipe gives you delicious patties, packed with onions and herbs for extra flavour, that are perfect for topping with cheese, lettuce and tomato, and sandwiching between floury buns...
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  • Best Angel Food Cake

    Angel food cake is so simple, but the specific ingredients and equipment matter. Yes, you do have to use a tube pan and cake flour, and yes, you do need to sift the dry ingredients and cool the pan upside down. But it all pays off in this cloud-like cake with just the right amount of sweetness. This is part of BA's Best, a collection of our essential recipes...
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Spices & Herbs

A Complete List of Spices & Herbs

We've put together the ultimate reference guide filled with a global list of spices, from the basics to the hard-to-find. 

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Similarities & Differences Between Hard Liquors

Gin, Rum, Tequila, Vodka, and Whiskey

There are more similarities than differences between hard liquors or spirits...

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  • Different Types of Bread

    Get to know the different types of bread all over the world. Learn about the distinguishing characteristics for each and how the different cultures enjoy them as part of their diet.

    Bread is the most widely consumed food in the world and has been a staple food since the earliest times. There’s evidence from 30,000 years ago in Europe that the early man used starch extracts, possibly from the roots of cattails and ferns, to make flatbread...

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  • Light and Airy Cherry Cheesecake

    Step away from the supermarket cheesecake, especially if you have the time to make it yourself! Preparing a traditional rich and creamy cheesecake is simple and straightforward using our easy-to-follow instructions.

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  • Chickpea Pancakes With Greens and Cheese

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  • The 10 Most Popular Types of Wine

    Although there are hundreds of different grape varietals, there are 10 wine types that are known as the most popular in the United States. Here is a brief description of each.

    Most wine-serving establishments in America will have these wine types, but there are many great varietals beyond the ten listed below. Region, cultivation style and climate all make each varietal different, which is why wine is such a fascinating beverage...

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The 6 Main Types of Distilled Spirits

The 6 Main Types of Distilled Spirits

There are many distilled spirits available today, though there are just six base liquors that form the foundation of the majority of cocktails and liqueurs. Brandy, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, and whiskey are each unique and have distinct styles within themselves.

Learn the basic characteristics of each of these liquors to give you an understanding of what makes each special and how to use them in drinks.

 

Brandy

  • Distilled From: Primarily grapes, though apple, apricot, cherry, peach, and other fruits are also used.
  • Flavor Profile:Fruity burnt wine.
  • Aged:Typically aged in oak, varies by style. Often blended.
  • Produced In: Certain regions of the world produce specific styles of brandy such as Cognac and Armagnac.
  • Styles: Cognac, Armagnac, Spanish Brandy, Pisco, American Brandy, Grappa, Eau-de-vie, Flavored Brandies
  • Alcohol Content: Typically 40 percent alcohol/volume (80 proof)
  • Regulations: No distinct worldwide regulations. Some of the styles mustbe produced in certain regions. There is also a system for indicating the age of brandies.
  • Cocktail Profile: Brandywas used in a number of classic cocktails and tends to be used in more sophisticated drinks that include just a few ingredients. Many modern brandy recipes are breaking this mold, however, and experimenting with brandy in some very unique flavor combinations.

 

Gin

  • Distilled From: Neutral grains such as barley, corn, rye, and wheat. Flavored with a variety of botanicals, which vary by brand.
  • Flavor Profile: Herbal, dry. The primary flavor that defines gin comes from juniper berries, thus the 'piney' aroma and taste.
  • Aged: Typically unaged.
  • Produced In: Worldwide
  • Styles: London Dry Gin, Plymouth Gin, Old Tom Gin, Genever, New American Gin
  • Alcohol Content: Typically 40 to 47 percent alcohol/volume (80 to 94 proof)
  • Regulations: No distinct worldwide regulations. Juniper is the 'accepted' defining quality.
  • Cocktail Profile: Gin'sdry profile makes it a perfect candidate for dry (non-sweet) cocktails, including many classics and martinis. It is a nice base for cocktails with just a few ingredients and pairs well with some of the lighter fruits and, naturally, works well with herbs.

 

Rum

  • Distilled From: Sugar. Either molasses or pure sugar cane.
  • Flavor Profile: Sweet. Toasted sugar. Varies by style and region.
  • Aged: Light rum is typically un-aged and other rums are often aged in oak barrels to some extent. Due to climate, aging times vary greatly with warm climate rum requiring less barrel time than those in colder climates. Often blended.
  • Produced In: Worldwide
  • Styles: Light Rum, Gold Rum, Dark Rum, Over-Proof Rum, Spiced Rum, Cachaca, Flavored Rum
  • Alcohol Content: Typically 40 percent alcohol/volume (80 proof). Overproof rums can reach 75 percent alcohol/volume (150 proof).
  • Regulations: No distinct worldwide regulations. Some regional laws and traditions; an example is that cachaca must be produced in Brazil.
  • Cocktail Profile:Rum's sweeter flavor makes it one of the more versatile spirits. It was one of the first liquors to be mixed into drinks, so there are some nice classic rum cocktails to choose from. It is the obvious base for tropical drinks. On the other side of the spectrum, it also appears in a number of warm cocktails.

 

Tequila

  • Distilled From: Agave
  • Flavor Profile: Vegetal, earthy with semi-sweet and spicy tones.
  • Aged: Blanco tequila is un-aged. Other tequilas are aged, often in used whiskey (bourbon) oak barrels. Gold tequila is blended.
  • Produced In: Mexico. Agave spirits produced outside of Mexico cannot be labeled 'tequila.'
  • Styles: Blanco, Reposado, Anejo, Extra-Anejo, Gold (Other agave spirits are mezcal, pulque, sotol, raicila, and baconara, but these are not tequilas.)
  • Alcohol Content: Typically 40 to 50 percent alcohol/volume (80 to 100 proof).
  • Regulations: Tightly regulated by the Tequila Regulatory Council (CRT) under the Appellation of Origin, first adapted in 1978.
  • Cocktail Profile: Tequilahas a great flavor profile for mixing into a variety of cocktails. There are, of course, the margaritas and frozen cocktails in which tequila is mixed with any fruit imaginable. It also makes a perfect base for spicy cocktails and is very popular for party shots.

 

Vodka

  • Distilled From: Neutral grain (rye, corn, wheat, etc.) or potato. Some are distilled from beets, grapes, and other bases. Vodka can be the 'catch-all' category for white spirits that fit nowhere else.
  • Flavor Profile: Neutral alcohol/ethanol. Varies greatly depending on the base and added flavorings. Distinguished more by texture: oily vs. medicinal.
  • Aged: Typically un-aged.
  • Produced In: Worldwide
  • Styles: Clear vodka is typically distinguished by the base it was distilled from and/or the region it was produced. Flavored vodkasare a popular category.
  • Alcohol Content: Typically 40 to 50 percent alcohol/volume (80 to 100 proof).
  • Regulations: No distinct worldwide regulations.
  • Cocktail Profile: Vodka'sneutral taste makes it the most versatile spirit available today. Vodka cocktails can be found on almost every imaginable flavor profile from sweet to savory, fruits to herbs and spices. Martinis and shooters are popular vodka drinks as well.

 

Whiskey

  • Distilled From: Malted grains which vary by style. Can include a mixture of corn, rye, wheat, barley, etc.
  • Flavor Profile: Roasted, malted grain with oak undertones. There are distinct characteristics in each style.
  • Aged: Typically aged in charred oak. Some styles, such as bourbon, require new barrels while others use a mixture of new and previously used whiskey or wine barrels. Moonshine is the primary exception to aging. Some whiskeys are blended while others are single malt or straight.
  • Produced In: Worldwide
  • Styles:Irish Whiskey, Scotch, Bourbon, Rye Whiskey, Tennessee Whiskey, Canadian Whisky, Blended Whiskey, Flavored Whiskey, other emerging styles based on location (e.g., Japanese Whisky)
  • Alcohol Content: Typically 40 to 50 percent alcohol/volume (80 to 100 proof). Some are higher.
  • Regulations: Most styles have their own distinct regulations governed by the country of origin. Some, such as those labeled 'blended whiskey' alone, is not prone to tight regulations (that is not to say they are not regulated).
  • Cocktail Profile: Whiskeyis another of the more versatile cocktail bases available and with so many styles, there is the opportunity for great diversity in flavor profiles. It mixes well with other liquors to create complex drinks and it pairs well with a number of fruits, particularly the darker fruits. Warm drinks are also very popular with whiskey. 

 

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