Dishes and drinks with vermouth - 1 cooking recipes

Essentially, vermouth is a flavored wine. It is believed that the drink called vermouth was once invented by Hippocrates. Since Hippocrates, the father of medicine, is the most famous physician of antiquity, his drink vermouth was intended for medicinal purposes. Hippocrates compiled his first recipe for vermouth around the 5th century BC. However, the very first vermouth production plant was opened in 1786 in Turin by a certain Antonio Carpano. Vermouth is based on white wine. At least, based on classic vermouth, which was produced at the end of the 18th century. However, today vermouths made not only from white, but from red and pink grapes are allowed. All kinds of spices, herbs, seeds, flowers, fruits, and berries are used as flavoring agents for vermouth. However, any vermouth must include alpine wormwood. In addition to it, vermouth also includes: mint, cinnamon, black elderberry, cardamom, yarrow, nutmeg and other spices and herbs. Several dozen different spices and fruits can be added to one vermouth. Vermouth is divided into five groups: • Dry vermouth • White vermouth • Red vermouth • Pink vermouth • Bitter vermouth Traditional, classic vermouth is vermouth made in Italy or France. An Italian martini is nothing more than vermouth. Vermouth Martini is considered one of the most common vermouths outside of Italy. Following it are Italian vermouths: Cinzano, Gran Torino, French Noilly Prat, Spanish Salvatore.