Sake-Pairing Sous-Vide Cooked Pork Belly & Dassai 45
Sous-vide cooked pork belly/black beer caraway sauce/smoked eel/ Apple and onion compote Chef: Maximilian Müller Restaurant: Pavillon, Baur au Lac, Zurich
Recommended Sake-Pairing Dassai 45
From the very first bite, the palate fills with the rich flavours of the crumbly pork belly, calling out for an equal companion in the glass. The Dassai 45 presents itself with solid body and stands by the opulence of the dish with broad shoulders. This harmony of dish and drink has its flavourful climax in the combination of black beer sauce with caraway and the malty flavours of the sake, as well as the pithy seasoning on both sides. Despite the smoky flavours of the eel in the sauce, the sake shows presence and steadfastness in its structure. The coarse apple and onion compote nestles in between as a sweet link. Neither the dish nor the sake impresses with filigree - the beauty and pleasure lie in the simplicity of the thing.
獺祭 Dassai 45
Mild and fruity with aroma reminding of muscat grapes. The taste with its mild acidity reminds of white wines. Light bodied with a fine finish.
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