Most of us like a glass of
wine with dinner. It somehow makes a meal more civilized and enjoyable. Yet the
real power of alcohol, especially for the cook, lies not in what it does at the
table but what it does in the kitchen.
Like Salt, alcohol has the ability to bring out the flavour in food. Whether you’re cooking with wine, beer, or liquor, the alcohol in those beverages improves flavour perception in at least two important ways: by evaporation and by molecular bonding.
My favourite alcoholic beverage in the kitchen is brandy, a spirit distilled from wine that’s made from grapes.
Like Salt, alcohol has the ability to bring out the flavour in food. Whether you’re cooking with wine, beer, or liquor, the alcohol in those beverages improves flavour perception in at least two important ways: by evaporation and by molecular bonding.
My favourite alcoholic beverage in the kitchen is brandy, a spirit distilled from wine that’s made from grapes.