Some of us are accustomed to drinking beer without snacks, while others usually buy chips, dried bread, sunflower seeds, dried fish or nuts in the store. Sometimes it comes to the fact that in the favorite bar of snacks can offer only chips, and then you have to come up with something yourself. In this case, it is worth to get acquainted with tasty snacks for beer, which are popular in other countries, but for us are unusual.
Contents:
- Cheese
- Chips and toasts
- Meat snacks
Let's start with those snacks that you do not need to cook, and you can just buy them in the store.
Cheese
In the first place, of course, are cheeses. Smoked cheese "pigtail", which is also called Gil, is popular in Russia. This is a fibrous cheese with a characteristic salty taste. Its cost is relatively low, but for serious long-term gatherings one package is not enough.
In Europe, a popular snack for beer is fried cheese. Cheese is cut into cubes and fried at high temperature. Sometimes you can meet cheese "cutlets".Cheese cubes dump in breadcrumbs and fry.
Often there are fans of biting beer with mozzarella. This cheese can be bought almost in any market or in a store, although it is not cheap. Mozzarella is cut into cubes, served either alone or with a tomato. A good addition to mozzarella can be olives.
Chips and toasts
In most European countries, chips are also popular. But they are not eaten the way we do. Typically, chips for beer have a triangular shape and are served along with a bowl of sauce. Each piece is dipped in sauce, and only after that is eaten.
In the United States, popular snacks are dried beef chips. To our chips, they have nothing to do, except that they have a similar shape. American chips are made from beef, not potatoes, and have a peculiar sweetish taste. In Europe, such chips are almost impossible to buy, and very few people will like it.
One of the cheapest kinds of snacks are croutons. The usual fried bread, which is sold in every store, can be cooked in a thousand different ways. The most popular is the so-called "garlic bread", when the bread is heavily rubbed with garlic, and then roasted.
Meat snacks
In Germany, the state-record for the number of breweries, beer is usually eaten with meat dishes. Most often these are popular German sausages, fried on a grill.
Ready sausage is put into a roll, flavored with sauces to your taste, and curry is sprinkled on top. Sometimes sausage is cut into slices and served together with French fries.
The second most popular snack for beer in Germany is the pork knee. The process of preparing it is rather complicated and takes a lot of time. The ready knee is traditionally served with "knedles" and sauce. Kney - a ball, molded from grated potatoes or dough and boiled in salt water. Under such a hearty dish, beer is served in liter glasses. The third popular snack for beer is Bretzel - the German pretzel. In Bavaria, the bretzels are sprinkled with large salt, but inside they are oiled. Bretzel is in the first place in popularity among snacks at the popular Oktoberfest festival.
In the Czech Republic the most popular snack for beer are pork ribs. Traditionally, the ribs are served without garnish, but one serving weighs not less than 1 kilogram. Of course, weight is counted with bones, and there is less meat, but in any case, for an unprepared stomach it is better to order one serving for two.
On many sites, chicken wings are recommended as snacks. Of course, the wings can also be a good snack, but only properly cooked. It is best if they are pre-marinated in hot sauce, and after frying on the grill.
For absolutely lazy, a wonderful Spanish snack is useful. In the store we are looking for a department with canned fish, and there we find canned goods from Spain. Seafood called "Tapas", which is translated from Spanish as "snack", is a mixture of octopuses, squid, shrimp, mussels and some other unknown creatures in hot sauce. Very good!
In conclusion, we advise you not to lean heavily on snacks, as most of them are very high-calorie, and with regular use beer belly will not keep you waiting.