With Winter just around the corner, adjusting your menus and ingredients will undoubtedly draw attention to your tasty Winter dishes. Game season is beginning, and as the days are getting colder, a roasting hot meal is on all of our wish lists.
To find out how you can adjust your ingredients to prepare a tasty selection of seasonal dishes, this guide has all the information you need.
Game Season
Since the game season recently begun, there are plenty of meat varieties to add to your menus. Pheasant to partridge, this selection of meats has become a primary ingredient to many gourmet dishes, for some more information on what animals are considered as game, here are some examples:
- Pheasant
- Duck
- Venison (deer)
- Partridge
- Rabbit
Game is dominantly a group of birds and ground animals that aren’t usually domesticated. However, it is important to consider that game animals are different in every country and the rules on hunting certain breeds differ accordingly.
There are many dishes that are prepared and eaten regularly throughout the year that can be adjusted to contain these meat ingredients. Game meat can be prepared in pies, pâte, casseroles and even burgers, so the possibilities are endless.
Winter Spices
When thinking of new ideas for starters, mains and desserts there are a variety of winter spices that can be incorporated well within your dishes.
In terms of your drink’s menu, spices and flavours such as cinnamon and ginger add a cosy feel to a variety of hot drinks, and coffees in particular. Creating a separate winter menu for these items will excite your guests and encourage them to try your new selection. These spices can also be included in a variety of desserts, from cakes to pastries.
When crafting main course dishes, there are many specialist flavourings to provide that wintery feel and differentiate your menu from usual. Nutmeg, cayenne pepper and many more ingredients can be added to lots of your dishes.
What Dishes Are Good to Add to Your Menu for Winter?
During the cold winter months, there are many favourable dishes that can be added to your menu. Hot foods are particularly appreciated during this time of year, so preparing a tasty casserole or pie as a main course option is something to consider when grasping the taste buds of your customers.
Depending on the establishment and the format of the menu, if you specialise in 3-course dining there are many options for changing up your starter menu as well.
Soups are a great choice for your guests and the opportunities for flavourings and ingredients are endless. Winter in particular, brings so many spices or seasonal meat options so your menu can differ from the rest of the year and provide a tasty selection.
When mixing up your dining options, adding spice to some of your food options is a great way to bring variation to your menu and bring that warm, Winter taste to your foods. Simple spices like paprika is a simple way to achieve this.
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