Et Tu Brute Pairing Guide: 20 Foods That Pair With Et Tu Brute

Et Tu Brute is a very versatile sparkling mead to accompany dishes and is excellent for many reasons. Et Tu Brute has all the characteristics to pair with a wide variety of foods. Plus, it's made right here in Costa Rica. Using only local ingredients! In this pairing guide, you'll discover what foods pair with Et Tu Brute, from appetizers to desserts, and explain the science behind Et Tu Brute pairings.

What is Et Tu Brute?

Et Tu Brute is a sparkling mead made by the Costa Rica Meadery in Santa Barbara de Heredia, Costa Rica. It is produced in small batches and uses a special honey from the tropical forest to produce its unique flavor.

But what is mead? An alcoholic drink made from honey. Wine is produced with grapes, beer with grains, cider with apples and mead with honey. To start the fermentation process, mead makers mix honey with water to create a friendly environment for yeast. After adding the yeast, it begins to consume the sugars, turning the honey and water mixture into an alcoholic drink.

The phrase "honeymoon" alludes to the use of mead during the first month of marriage. The Celts gave the newly married couple enough mead to drink during the first month of marriage.

Being made from honey, mead is believed to be full of health properties and is also said to increase fertility.

How is Et Tu Brute different from other sparkling wines?

Et Tu Brute is a sparkling mead, fermented from honey. The use of honey as a source of fermentable sugars makes mead one of the most environmentally sustainable beverages on the planet. The making of mead, unlike beers or wine, does not depend on agriculture. But from a forest with many flowers to produce honey. The honey with which Et Tu Brute is made comes directly from the tropical forest of Costa Rica. While mead has no clinically proven health benefits, mead is considered by some to be healthier than beer and wine because it's made with honey, which is easier for the body to metabolize, and you get the nutritional benefits of the honey itself. Honey has natural antiseptic and antibacterial qualities.

When it comes to flavor, you'll notice that Et Tu Brute has a bright, fruity flavor, unlike champagne and other sparkling wines that tend to be drier and toastier. This will cause the Et Tu Brute pairing to be slightly different than the Champagne pairing.

Finally, Et Tu Brute is much less expensive than other sparkling wines, including champagne. The reason behind the lower cost? It is that you can purchase the product directly from the producer, Costa Rica Meadery, eliminating the high margins charged by importers, distributors and wholesalers. Not to mention that, being a local product, we do not leave a carbon footprint by importing or exporting raw materials from other countries.

What ingredients are in Et Tu Brute?

Et Tu Brute is made with a mixture of different varieties of honey and passion fruit juice. 60% of the honey is multifloral honey collected from the tropical forest, which imparts a medium acidity. The remaining 40% of the honey is nectar collected from the flowers of the botarrama tree. Which imparts a pleasant bitterness.

The honey and fruit are mixed with filtered water from the Barva Volcano aquifer and fermented with selected yeast strains that bring out the special flavors of Et Tu Brute.

Et Tu Brute is sweet?

The sweetness level of Et Tu Brute is a big contributing factor when pairing it with food. The sweetness of a wine or mead directly depends on the level of residual sugars in the liquid. Et Tu Brute is dry, with 10 grams of sugar per liter. However, Et Tu Brute is quite fruity, which is often mistaken for sweetness.

Characteristics of Et Tu Brute to take into account when pairing with food

When it comes to pairing, Et Tu Brute has specific characteristics that you need to know about to create the perfect combination. Its relatively high acidity and overall fruity flavor mean that Et Tu Brute pairs best with sweet, sour, and fatty flavors.

In addition, it is an excellent palate cleanser thanks to its bubbles. Et Tu Brute is light and has an aroma of passion fruit and other tropical fruits. So it makes sense to pair it with light to medium intensity foods like chicken, shrimp, pizza, light appetizers, and even desserts.

Let's look at specific foods that pair well with Et Tu Brute:

Fish paired with Et Tu Brute

Any type of fish makes an excellent combination with Et Tu Brute. Its acidity and sweet notes combine perfectly with the fatty and salty flavors of shellfish. Pair it with anything from red snapper, croaker, fish and chips. Et Tu Brute is often said to be the best wine with sushi. You'll love the way the wine and food complement each other.

Poultry paired with Et Tu Brute

Whether you choose a lean chicken breast or greasy fried chicken, Et Tu Brute is a great pairing with poultry dishes. The acidity of the sparkling mead cuts through the smoothness of the palate, while the fruity notes of Et Tu Brute pair nicely with saltier poultry. Sounds interesting? The next time you have a roast chicken, grilled chicken, grilled chicken salad or order wings, don't forget to order a glass of Et Tu Brute as well.

Et Tu Brute with Breakfast

A variation on a mimosa, made from Et Tu Brute and orange juice, is an obvious choice for brunch. However, Et Tu Brute pairs with many breakfast foods, from bacon and eggs to pancakes, plantain gallo pinto, and avocado toast. You can skip the orange juice and enjoy breakfast with Et Tu Brute with sweet and savory dishes for breakfast and brunch.

Et Tu Brute with Appetizers

In addition to pairing well with main courses, Et Tu Brute also works great with appetizers. It's a great welcome drink that you can bring your guests to dinner with a first course of cold appetizers and salads. If you are looking for an appetizer or antipasti to serve with Et Tu Brute, be sure to try the cold cuts accompanied by olives and breadsticks. That combination is victorious!

Et Tu Brute with salads

Salads are often discarded when it comes to food pairings, usually in favor of cuts of meat, pastas and main courses, but this is precisely where Et Tu Brute can shine. Pair Et Tu Brute with a spinach, strawberry and goat cheese salad, a Caesar salad, a caprese or even a chef's salad. As noted above, a grilled chicken salad works great too.

What cheeses accompany Et Tu Brute?

Any mild cheese goes well with Et Tu Brute. But, if I have to choose one type, it would be none other than creamy mozzarella cheese. You can also combine Et Tu Brute with goat cheese, ricotta or burrata if you want more variety.

What fruit goes with Et Tu Brute?

Thanks to its numerous tropical fruit flavors and light sweetness, Et Tu Brute can go well with fruits such as strawberries, berries, and fruit tarts. A mix of fruit is a great accompaniment to Et Tu Brute, especially in the sun on the beach.

What dessert goes with Et Tu Brute?

Et Tu Brute can go very well with sweets, especially rich and creamy desserts. For example, a flan, a cheesecake or a fresh lemon tart go perfectly with Et Tu Brute.

List of foods that go with Et Tu Brute

Foods that go well with Et Tu Brute. Keep this Et Tu Brute pairing guide handy. Feel free to print it.

1. sushi
2. Chicken salad
3. grilled chicken roosters
4. Tacos
5. fried snapper
6. Fish soup
7. Rice with seafood
8. Indian food
9. prosciutto and melon
10. walnuts and olives
11. Pizza (margherita, white pizza)
12. Ceviche
13. fried chicken
14. Chicken wings
15. Gallo pinto with egg, plantain and fried cheese
16. eggs benedict
17. Strawberries and angel food cake
18. fruit tarts
19. salads
20. Mozzarella, goat cheese, burrata, brie, camembert

Et Tu Brute Service and Storage

Et Tu Brute should be served cold, straight from the fridge. It is not essential to serve Et Tu Brute in a flute glass, you can also serve it in a universal wine glass.

So here it is! Everything you need to know about pairing with Et Tu Brute. Have you ever tried any of the recommendations mentioned? Or maybe you tried something different. Either way, let me know by leaving a comment.