Tastings at Home

easy bake · **Joined:** Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:38 pm **Posts:** 536

Todd's bloglink showed an example of a chocolate tasting. Jesbelle's reminded me that a tasting of the hard cheeses would be fun (parm reggiano, domestic parms, pecorino, padrano, etc).

Any other ideas for tastings to do at home that would be fun and interesting for guests? I like the chocolate idea and the hard cheeses idea, as this is something anybody can relate to.

Does anyone have any other good resources for tastings?

eb

see post below the fromage fort for the choco tasting material: http://artisansweets.wordpress.com/

gardnercook · **Posted:** Fri Feb 27, 2009 11:16 am

I held and olive oil tasting for my dinner club....used oils from different countries. Apple slices were eaten between varieties. Guests had to try to rank them from least expensive to most expensive, and then rank by taste (favorite to least favorite) We had a lot of fun with it, but it can get costly.
ilene

MiGirl · **Posted:** Fri Feb 27, 2009 1:21 pm

I think a mustard tasting would be interesting as well. There are so many fabulous mustards out there. I keep several in the frig at all times.

Laurie

BeckyH · **Joined:** Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:03 pm **Posts:** 1149

For the brave a survey of hot sauces can be fun. You need plenty of absorbent nibbles to keep the evening going past the third or fourth sauce.
Almost any ingredient that comes in varieties can be played with like this. I had a blast making cinnamon rolls with three different cinnamons.
And of course there's always wine!

talanhart · **Joined:** Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:43 am **Posts:** 1426

Or Pickled Bolognas. Oh wait, there's only one company that I know that makes it. I guess that ones out.

TheFuzzy · **Posted:** Sat Feb 28, 2009 2:14 pm

Lynn,

I started to write up some ideas, and then I had so many it turned into a blog post: http://www.fuzzychef.org/archives/Home- ... -2009.html

JesBelle · **Joined:** Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:50 pm **Posts:** 2062

When we were getting ready for our wedding, Geekboy and I held a couple of tastings to decide which beer would go with each course. I'd prepare a dish similar to what would be at the wedding and we'd have a couple of friends or family members try 3-4 beers that we were trying to decide amongst. It was lots of fun.

easy bake · **Joined:** Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:38 pm **Posts:** 536

Nice ideas on your blog post Fuzzy!! Thanks. With people staying at home more, I could see how this could really be fun, and very cost savvy.

eb :mrgreen:

Kathy Henry · **Posted:** Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:02 pm

Great ideas, Fuzzy.
Kathy

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