Do you know how to combine food with coffee? find it out

Barologist Edgard Bressani explained how to harmonize food with coffee and what are the most diverse combinations that exist.

Edgard Bressani is a coffee specialist, author of the “Guia do Barista” book series and exporter of coffee.with his vast experience in this universe, he told, in an exclusive interview with Degusta, that there are two types of harmonization that can be done with coffee. Match by contrast and match by similarity.

“You can eat an orange cake and have a citrus coffee together and, in this way, create a match by similarity. Or, on the contrary, you eat this cake with a full-bodied and sweeter coffee, and break the sensory line, creating a combination by contrast ”, explains the cafèologist.

It is possible to combine coffee with all types of dishes, it all depends on the sensory line you want to follow. “The most important thing is how you want to end your meal and what experience you want to have. I don’t agree that there is a rule, for example a meat should be served with a full-bodied coffee, because it depends on what you want to highlight ”, she says. So the sky is the limit when it comes to coffee.

What are the most different combinations that Edgard has tried with coffee?

Alcoholic drink with coffee served on oyster

“I once had a cocktail in a Hong Kong restaurant that was served after a meal. It was brewed coffee, served in an oyster shell, with a pear puree and had whiskey in the coffee. This puree was shaped like a ball, it looked like a pearl. It was one of the most diverse combinations I’ve tried, ”says the coffee exporter.

coffee sauce

It is also possible to make sauces with coffee, which go very well with heavier meats. On the internet you can find several recipes for roast beef with coffee sauce, they are worth a try.

coffee pulp tea

Another different and interesting combination is the tea made from the coffee pulp. “It has caffeine, fiber, protein, probiotics, it’s a very healthy product. The bark tastes more acidic, so you can drink it or mix it and make drinks, ”explains Edgard.

Coffee bread

“I saw, in Germany, the baker make a bread in which he put ground coffee in the dough. Then, the peel of the coffee that was extracted during roasting, used to add the top part of the bread ”, recalls the coffeeologist.

coffee jelly

Coffee jelly is more widespread, but it is very tasty and little known, it can be found in flea markets, specialized shops and on the internet.

Japanese food

To harmonize with Japanese foods, Edgard’s preference is softer coffees. In this case the harmonization takes place by similarity.

Montone

With mutton, your preference is to combine with more acidic coffees.

Red meat

“When I eat meat I take a more intense coffee, I prefer the similarity, in this case,” he explains.

Chocolate mousse with coffee and coffee pudding

Two great dessert combinations with coffee are: coffee chocolate mousse and coffee pudding. The flavors are highlighted and the flavor of the candy is even more interesting.

Despite the indications provided by the cafeologist, reiterates that there is no harmonization rule, it all depends on your intentions. “You can combine a full-bodied coffee with heavy foods or a light coffee with heavy foods, there is no rule,” she reiterates, so do it as you like and live the experience.

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Source: Terra

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