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Aperitif - what is it?

Surely you have heard the word "aperitif" more than once. What is it? Just a drink that is drunk before eating, in order to quench your thirst and increase your appetite. Aperitifs can be both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. They are served alone or with light snacks: olives, lemon slices, almonds.

What do you think, when at a dinner party you hear about giving a drink to a table like an aperitif? What will it be: wine or a light cocktail? In fact, there are a lot of aperitifs. Here are just some of them:

  • Wine and vodka products: vermouths, alcohol cocktails, strong low-alcohol drinks, exciting appetite;
  • Non-alcoholic drinks: soda or mineral water (usually chilled);
  • Freshly squeezed juices: orange, grape, pomegranate, birch, lemon, grapefruit and others.

Aperitif is a truly broad concept, depending on the nature of the dishes served at the table, the desires of the guests and the possibilities of the hosts. This drink can include one or several components. For example, mixed aperitifs are common, when several kinds of vermouth, juice and mineral water with ice are served before meals. But do not confuse this type of aperitif with mixed, when a few drinks are served immediately, in one glass. The most striking example - a variety of cocktails.

By the way, if an Italian aperitif is mostly wine or vermouth, then other nations can have a wide variety of interpretations of these drinks. For example, in Japan traditionally before a meal green tea is served, Kirghiz and Bashkirs prefer koumiss, and Finns adore milk. Yes, yes, and this is also an aperitif. What is it and how does it flow? Now we'll figure it out.

At receptions and receptions, aperitifs are offered at the very beginning of the evening, while the guests are still gathering. Usually they are carried by waiters on small trays, covered with napkins. And it also happens that aperitifs and various cocktails bring at the end of the event, and then guests are offered coffee. Although experts prefer to call drinks, completing the feast, digestivami. Their main task is to harmoniously complement the meal and facilitate digestion. Often, as digestives, brandy, balsam, liqueur, port, etc. are served.

And you should know (if you were brought an aperitif) that it is not just a drink, but a kind of indicator of your ability to behave in society. Advice to men: look around. If a lady is sitting near you, be sure to ask her what she would like to drink, or offer a drink to your liking. Only after that you can take an aperitif for yourself. If on a tray, except for glasses, there is also a snack - a slice of lemon, for example, or olives on skewers - it must also be offered. Put an empty glass back on the tray is not recommended, because for this there must be a specially allocated table in the corner of the room.

Now you know what an aperitif is, and do not get lost if you bring it somewhere in an expensive restaurant. Have a nice rest!

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