Tips and tricks in preparing the best traditional holiday recipe :The Mulled wine
Traditional Holiday Recipe Mulled wine
One of the activities I enjoy most is planning and preparing for the holidays. This plan usually starts with deciding on the theme and motif of my home decoration, then listing the gifts to buy, scheduling visits to relatives and friends, identifying outdoor activities and planning the food to prepare. And the most enjoyable part of it is listing the ingredients to buy which definitely includes the ingredients of my family’s favourite traditional holiday recipe, mulled wine.
Discover mulled wine an amazing traditional holiday recipe!
Mulled wine is a traditional drink during winter. It has been a favourite wine even during the medieval times. It is usually red in colour, combined with spices and is typically served warm. This wine generates its name from the word “mull” which means “to heat and spice”. No wonder this traditional holiday recipe is popular in cooler countries.
Different countries call mulled wine by different names. Here are some examples:
- Germany and Dutch-speaking countries . . . . . glühwein
- Bulgaria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . greyano vino
- Bosnia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kuhano vino
- Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . svarene vino
- Hungary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .forralt bor
- France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vin chaud
- Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vin brulé
- Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arstvīns
- Moldova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . izvar
- Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . grzane wino
- Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vin fiert
- Russia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Glintwein
- Turkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sıcak Şarap
- south and southeast of Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . quentão or vinho quente
Different countries also use different spices to mix with the heated wine. Traditionally, the spices used are grated nutmeg, mace, cloves and cinnamon. The old-fashioned way of preparing mulled wine, meanwhile, requires blending of beaten eggs or egg yolks into the hot spiced wine.
Do you know that in the 1500s Victorian England even served mulled wine to children at their birthday parties?
Sample recipe for the famous traditional holiday recipe mulled wine
Traditional Holiday Recipes
Different countries, and even natives of the same country, have varying styles in preparing mulled wine. Others fancy white wine over red wine. Others prefer combination of plenty of spices, while others favor adding a few spices only. Others put black pepper, citrus peel, cheese, shrimps, bacon strips etc. etc. etc. Certainly the possible combinations are unlimited.
Should you want to taste a mulled wine prepared by a wine expert, try this recipe by wine expert Eric Leue.
Cheers!
Tips and warnings in the preparation of the mulled wine this traditional holiday recipe
Below are some tips and warnings so you may best enjoy your mulled wine:
- Should you use red wine, Zinfandel and merlot will give you good result. Should you prefer white wine, meanwhile, Riesling and Viognier are good choices.
- Should you use white wine, use unrefined sugar to get that complex taste.
- Wines aged in oak do not make good mulled wine.
- Don’t be stingy in buying the wine to turn to mull, but don’t be overgenerous either. A bad wine may become worse when heated.
- Do not use aluminium to mull the wine. The acids in the wine react to aluminium, thus giving your mulled wine a metallic taste
- Should you wish to store your mulled wine, allow it to cool first. You may opt to include the spices in the bottles, but never include the fruits
Observance of the above tips can aid you in producing your best mulled wine.
What is more important though is the combination of wine and spices that fascinates your own taste…that makes you enjoy every sip of it…that makes you reminisce your memorable past…that makes you feel fulfilled for having prepared the best personalized traditional holiday recipe. I would appreciate receiving your comments about traditional holiday recipe.
