What if you were offered delicious food and great beer to drink together? Would you refuse any good food just because you are (in most cases, let’s be honest) offered junk food along with beer?
I have been fortunate enough to always experience good eating and drinking. This is what has instilled in me a passion for delicious food, cooking and…. great beers. It’s not just about how delicious the food is, but everything around it: the ingredients, their producers, the chef and how they created the recipe. Some local dishes also have incredible stories, connected to the land, events and cultural encounters.
I have had the pleasure of hearing these stories both in Italy, where I come from, and from many of my friends, who share the same passion for food and beer, and who come from Japan, India, Switzerland and other countries. Talking to them about food specialities, I find it fascinating how food can be equally so central in such diverse cultures.
Fermento’s belief is that great beers deserve great food. For this reason, we started this recipe book to revisit traditional dishes or create new ones, using our beer as an ingredient. On our own initiative or in collaboration with professional partners, we have created this collection of recipes with beer, which are now part of the Fermento experience.
Tasty beers are also great to drink with delicious food. Besides the classic pairings with pizza, sausages or fried fish, there is much to discover. Beer is more than just a valid alternative to wine when it comes to food pairing. Read our articles and discover how best to drink Fermento beers with delicious food.
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The Royal chocolate cake is no ordinary cake – it’s a sumptuous delight that combines the lusciousness of chocolate and the robust notes of stout beer. While it’s not something we often find in combination, our exploration of chocolate and beer pairing has shown that they can harmoniously enhance each other, creating something incredibly special.
We can still create in the kitchen something absolutely amazing. Cooking with beer easy recipes is one of my favorite shortcuts to elevating dishes without spending hours in the kitchen. Beer brings its own unique flavors and textures to the party, making everything from crispier batters to tender meats and softer baked goods.
Beer soup is an absolute highlight during the carnival season! It is known for its hearty warmth and delicious flavor and is an absolute staple. We have taken inspiration from the flour soup of the Basel carnival and refined it with a good beer. Find out now how to make it so delicious!
In October, the Swiss start to switch off their BBQs and turn on the fire for one of the most incredible experiences: cheese fondue! This traditional touch finds new life in Fermento’s innovative Cheese Fondue Beer rendition, introducing robust beer flavors into the mix. Whether you’re nestled in a cozy chalet in the Alps or exploring new recipes at home, this dish is bound to be a show-stopper.
We’re excited to dive into the amazing world of beer can chicken! This incredible dish takes chicken and transforms it into a moist and flavourful feast. We invite you to try this beer can chicken recipe, share it with friends and family, and enjoy both the cooking journey and the delightful destination.
Few dishes conjure up the essence of British culinary culture more than a hearty helping of fish and chips. Let’s embark on a tasteful journey to trace the roots of the dish, delve into the types of fish that shine in this preparation, and explore the delightful marriage of fish, chips and beer, with a recipe you can make at home.
There is something magical about the combination of beer and bread. Both have been traditional staples of human consumption for centuries, and when these two elements come together, they create a truly special culinary experience. I’m absolutely thrilled to share this amazing beer bread recipe! It’s a truly unique and special recipe where all the power of the fermentation is in the beer.
When it comes to enjoying a refreshing drink, beer and cocktails often stand in separate camps. Beer cocktails combine the effervescence and complexity of beer with the creativity and flair of cocktail mixology, resulting in a harmonious blend that tantalizes the taste buds. In this blog post, I’m going to look at some of the traditional beer cocktails, as well as more contemporary ones, with the recipes to make them at home.
The idea to make a BBQ sauce made from beer came from a holiday I had in Canada on the west coast. Once I got back home, I was really excited to get started on a new project: to create a BBQ sauce based on beer that tasted amazing and didn’t taste like ketchup. We nailed it!
The inspiration of this Beer chicken curry comes from Marsala sauce. The beer is used to marinate the chicken pieces overnight which helps to tenderise the meat as well as lets the flavour of the beer be soaked into the chicken. Easy and flavourful this recipe is for all ages.
Tempura is a popular Japanese dish in which the ingredients (usually vegetables and seafood) are lightly battered and deep fried. Replace ice-cold water with Fermento beer “Weizen Mistral” instead. It makes the crust exactly right texture. Light and crispy! A cold Mistral wheat is the perfect accompaniment to the warm tempura
The beef stew is always very well received, because it has all the 5 flavours- salt, sweet, sour, bitter and umami in it. The beer makes the meat even more tender and also the sweetness of the honey coming from the beer goes very well with the Läckerli. A Fermento Ventuno beer alongside the stew is of course a must.
The fine beer-flavoured “Deconstructed stout cannoli” (Cannolo scomposto alla Birra) is a delicious variation of the iconic Sicilian Cannolo, a fried rolled bubbly wafer filled with sweet ricotta cheese. In this dessert recipe, the waffle is deconstructed (broken down) and sprinkled over the ricotta cream, enriched with a touch of Fermento Liberica stout-based sauce, which imparts a refined chocolate and coffee flavour.
Cooking with beer is fun and can yield great results if you choose the right beer for the right food. With the most suitable cooking technique, you can not only make food taste better but also improve it: crispier batter-fried food, softer bread and cakes, flavored risotto and innovative desserts. Beer makes meat more tender, baked chicken juicier and crispier, mussels meatier and beer sauces more balanced.
Carnival is certainly a big thing in Switzerland, the time to have fun and enjoy life involving all senses, including taste. Switzerland has some great Carnival food specialities not to miss out and, in this period, with limited chances to get out, it makes sense as never before, to enjoy
Experimenting, trying things out and this exciting curiosity have always been close to my heart. Anyone who knows me well also knows how strongly this characterises my life. Well, I’ve just realised that my beer recipes were also created this way. Now I’ve continued my little tradition and experimented with
A well-planned Fish BBQ paired with the right beers can elevate your outdoor cooking to new heights. Whether you’re a seasoned grill master or a casual BBQ enthusiast, incorporating these pairings and tips will ensure your Fish BBQ is a flavorful success.
For those following a plant-based lifestyle or simply looking for lighter meals, vegetarian BBQ is a delicious and healthy alternative that is definitely worth a try! In this blog article, I’m thrilled to delve into the incredible world of pairing beers with vegetarian BBQ.
Barbecue is so much more than just a cooking method – it’s a social event, a flavour-packed experience and a way of life for many! This blog will take you on a journey through the best BBQ and beer pairings, covering everything from chicken to pork and beef.
Since my first craft beer, I have explored beer styles, found my favourite flavours and the beers I love the most. Since then, the journey has begun and I would like to share the experiences that led me to choose my craft beer.
Here are my 4 guiding principles to navigate the sea of beers and help you choose the craft beer you really love.
Beer is simply unbeatable with pizza. And wine loses its battle against beer in this combination. Beer gives a refreshing sensation, especially when the pizza has a rich and tasty topping. I paired 5 beers with Roman pizza, choosing both traditional and creative pizza toppings. Here is my recommendation for the best pizza and beer combination.
Cheese and beer is a unique, delicious way to enjoy beer and get the most flavour out of cheese. Follow some basic steps and tricks to get the best possible experience. From Switzerland with love.
Drinking a fine artisanal beer with a dessert is an extraordinary experience and a real treat for the senses. I really enjoy drinking a stout and appreciating its chocolate and coffee flavours.
Stouts with chocolate cake are highly recommended!
Every time, I pretend to eat only healthy food for a few days, I confess, I struggle a bit. As far as I advocate for
I love hanging around in Rome. In particular, the city street food scene in Rome is just fantastic and memorable. As a passionate food and
The Italians have developed a long aperitif tradition, whereby the dishes differ from region to region. Beer or wine, the apericena is basically the perfect middle ground between aperitivo and cena (which means “dinner” in Italian) or to completely replace dinner with a light meal in the evening.
Wheat beer (or white beer) is refreshing and has a mild bitterness. This beer style originally comes from Germany (Wheat) and Belgium (Witbier). They contain a high proportion of
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