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LEEK: FROM CHEESE TO CHOCOLATE

Sep 10, 2021

Leek is distinguished by one of its dominant aromatic compounds, diacetyl, which links it to ingredients containing the same compound, such as cheese, chocolate, lavender and certain wines, including fino and white wines from warm countries aged on lees, as well as tea and Scotch whisky. So there are many ways to have fun in the kitchen by transforming recipes with leeks. 

Complementary Ingredients

  • Saffron
  • Broccoli
  • Coffee
  • Caramel
  • Strawberry
  • Lavender
  • Honey
  • Chicken
  • Liquorice
  • Carrot

Wine & Complementary Drinks

  • Pale ale beer
  • Cognac
  • Fine sherry
  • Riesling
  • Manzanilla wine
  • Scotch whisky

More to discover in the book Taste Buds and Molecules.

RECIPES

Discover the aromatic recipes on the website: www.recettesaromatiques.com by Francois Chartier.