14 Beer and Food Flashcards
1
Q
What is the purpose of food and beverage pairing?
A
Ideally to provide more pleasure when consuming food and beverage together than either would consumed separately.
2
Q
Primary tastes in food?
A
- sweet
- sour
- salty
- umami
- bitter
3
Q
How SWEETNESS and UMAMI in food impact perception of beer?
A
sweetness: decreased
acidity: increased
bitterness: increased
4
Q
How ACIDITY and SALT in food impacts perception of beer?
A
sweetness: Increased
acidity: decreased
bitterness: decreased
5
Q
How BITTERNESS in food impacts perception of beer?
A
Bitterness in food increases perception of bitterness in the beer
6
Q
How Chilli in the food impacts perception of beer?
A
Chilli heat in food increases perception of alcohol in beer.
7
Q
Other considerations for food and beer pairing?
A
- Intensity; neither food or beer should overpower the other component
- Aromas; look for similar/complimenting aromatics in food and beer
- Carbonation; high carbonation provides textural contrast to palate-coating oily or fatty foods.
