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1
Q

How much fat is needed in a dish to make an impact on food and wine pairing?

A

Only a little

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2
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Fats should be balanced to what?

A

FIT

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3
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FIT

A

Flavor, Intensity, Texture

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4
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Fats act as what in food?

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Richness

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5
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What does fat bring out in food?

A

“Peak-Sweet”

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6
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True or False: Fats are a bridge ingredient?

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True

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7
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What are the dual abilities of fat?

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Can capture and contain flavor, and can soften and enrich flavors

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8
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When can fat capture and contain flavors?

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When the flavor is sealed in like salmon

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9
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When can fat soften and enrich flavors?

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When oil is added to vinegar to make emulsions like mayonnaise

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10
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What are the three ways fat can flatter flavor in wine?

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Layering in additional intrinsic wine-loving flavors, layering in fat to bring out wine-loving flavors, showcases wines component when not with other flavors directly

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11
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How does fat showcase wine’s components?

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Adds body to a dish so wine wont overpower it, coats mouth and tames tannins, tame acidity

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12
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What happens when fat tames tannins?

A

Big fruit and complexity of wine shines through

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13
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What is the basis of many Asian flavors?

A

Sesame and peanut

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14
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What pairs well with Asian flavors?

A

Richly fruited wines and wines with lower alcohol

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15
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Pepitas

A

Pumpkin seeds

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16
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What does pumpkin seed oil taste like?

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Nutty, toasty, and earthy

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17
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What is pumpkin seed oil served with?

A

Bread, greens, grilled vegetables, baked potatoes

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18
Q

Where are many pumpkin seed oils made?

A

Austria

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19
Q

Confit is the specialty of where?

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Gascony, France

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20
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What is confit?

A

Meat that is slated and cooked slopwly in its own fat

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21
Q

What allows for white wine to age?

A

Acidity

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22
Q

What is foie gras?

A

Fat liver or goose liver

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23
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Where is foie gras from originally?

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Ancient Egypt

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24
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Where is foie gras popular today

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Alsace, France

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25
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What wine is known to pair with foie gras?

A

Sauternes

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26
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What is the primary grape in Sauternes?

A

Semillon

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27
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What gives Sauternes its sweetness?

A

Noble rot

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28
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Acidity acts as what for flavors in food and wine?

A

Conductor

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29
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What affect does acid have on food and wine?

A

Brings out flavors that were missing when consumed on their own

30
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Which wines have more acid: Old World or New World?

31
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Which wines have more alcohol: Old World or New World?

32
Q

Which wines have more oak: Old World or New World?

33
Q

How do you balance acid in food and wine?

A

More acid in food means more acid needed in wine

34
Q

How do you balance complexity in food and wine?

A

More complexity in wine means more complexity need in food

35
Q

Dolmades

36
Q

Dolmas

A

Stuffed grape leaves

37
Q

What are dolmas usually stuffed with?

A

Ground lamb and rice

38
Q

What happens when we eat foods that are sour?

A

Our mouths react to acidity

39
Q

What does Bruschetta mean?

A

To roast over coals

40
Q

What is Bruschetta?

A

Garlic read topped with fresh tomato mixture

41
Q

Does wine compliment or contrast spicy dishes?

42
Q

How does acid affect flavor?

A

Boosts subtle flavors but softens extremes?

43
Q

Spices

A

Pungent or aromatic seasonings

44
Q

What happens to whole and ground spices over time?

A

Whole spices retain flavor where ground spices loose flavor after 6 months

45
Q

What is in curry powder?

A

20 different spices

46
Q

Herbs

A

Fragrant leaves

47
Q

What is stronger, dried or fresh herbs?

48
Q

What does pesto mean?

49
Q

What is the most popular herb for pesto?

50
Q

What are the foundations of flavors in wine?

A

Acid, fruit flavor, and oak

51
Q

What are the foundation flavors of food?

A

Sweetness, meatiness and fattiness

52
Q

What is peak sweetness?

A

The perfect match to wines that are also peak in fresh vibrant fruit flavor

53
Q

What age of wines have more fruit flavor?

54
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What kind of wine has more fruit flavor: Old World or New World?

55
Q

Poach

A

To cook gently in a liquid that is hot (160-180) but not bubbling

56
Q

What technique brings out peak flavors in fresh vegetables?

57
Q

Blanching

A

A technique of cooking vegetables in in a large amount of rapidly boiling salted water, then rapidly cooling them in an ice bath

58
Q

Shocking

A

technique that quickly stops the cooking process of blanched vegetables

59
Q

What is Cremant?

A

Champagne style wine produced outside of the champagne region

60
Q

What does blanching increase?

A

Peak sweet

61
Q

What is California’s heritage grape?

62
Q

What does Gerwurz mean?

63
Q

What kinds of wines are know for earthy flavors?

64
Q

What happens to starches in potatoes when you cook them?

A

They turn sweet

65
Q

How to you balance salt in foods?

A

Sparkling wines

66
Q

Where is aioli from?

A

Provence region of France

67
Q

What is Beaujolais made of?

A

The best grapes in Burgundy France

68
Q

Where are the best Pinot Noir’s from?

69
Q

Where are truffles a regional specialty?

A

Piedmont Italy

70
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Where are Italy’s finest red wines?

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