Choosing the right wine can be challenging and confusing, but so can choosing the right wine glass.
Beyond the simple aesthetic considerations, many subtle variations in the design and manufacture of the glasses can have an impact on the way your prized, aged wine is presented and experienced.
First, the easiest of the choices that await you: red, white or sparkling. …
Mastering the use of chocolate in the kitchen is a critical skill, particularly for those with a penchant for creating desserts.
Couverture chocolate differs from commonly available chocolate, even ‘cooking’ chocolate, in that it contains a higher percentage of cocoa butter- usually between 33% – 38%.
This increased cocoa butter content greatly improves the gloss, snap and smooth flavour of the chocolate …
While fungi forages have become a popular Autumn activity, many of the unique varieties of mushrooms critical to European cuisines are commercially unavailable in Australia.
Fortunately, French and Italian producers have perfected the art of drying mushrooms, allowing us to enjoy them year-round. Dried mushrooms are a wonderful way of adding both flavour and texture to many dishes.
The Essential Ingredient’s range of …
It’s often said that variety is the spice of life, but the opposite is also true.
An understanding of spices and their many combinations and applications is the key to taking your culinary creation skills to another level.
Spices define many cuisines, be it the saffron of Spain, the cumin of the Middle East, the fennel seed of India, the cinnamon of …
Salt is one of nature’s finest preservatives and is one of the basic tastes detected by our tongues. Salt has been extracted and used in food preparation since Neolithic times, and though it is among the cheapest, most common ingredients available to us, it became an important trading commodity in the Bronze Age.
Salt is sourced from the sea, or briny …
Paella, to many, is one of the great icons of Spain. Alongside flamenco music, innovative architecture, art and football, it is a recognisable symbol of this Mediterranean peninsula.
Yet paella, to the Spanish, is a strictly regional dish which, though often enjoyed across the country, has its origins in the region of Valencia, on Spain’s eastern coast.
While many variations …
Sugar is an essential ingredient in many baked goods, but not only for its sweet taste. It has many additional unique and useful properties which make it an absolute necessity for all kinds of recipes, from croissants to sourdough bread.
So what purposes can sugar serve in baking, and how does it work?
Colouring
Sugar of any kind will contribute to browning in …
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