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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.
- 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.
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.
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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