My Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest is a festival celebrating beer and German delicacies. Many establishments and neighborhoods around the globe throw their own Oktoberfests, but spend more time trying to be German, than focusing on the most important aspect... BEER of course! So ditch the lederhosen. This one is all about your beer and food. This is your Oktoberfest.
Scenario A
Remember it's a celebration of beer, so celebrate the beer by using it as many ways as possible. It may not be a dish you'd eat every day, but one you'd expect at a beer fest. Think of it as a beer tasting... with food.
Anything goes for cooking and recipes, but what is allowed is:
One main dish with beer as an ingredient.
Two side dishes max with beer as an ingredient (but sides are not necessary) all on one plate unless not physically possible. Sauces and condiments may be on the side, and do not have to have beer.
If you can't think of a good side dish for the beer, just don't make one. Concentrate on the main dish. Sometimes less is more. But since this is a feast of sorts, two are allowed. The hard part is using the beer. It's a challenge, remember?
In your final post, tell us why you paired this beer with this dish.
One entry per member, 3 pics MAX in final post, and the beer itself must show in at least one of them.
Exact measurements appreciated.
READ: The 5 Rules for an eligible entry
PoL: .10
ENDS: Sunday 10:00 PM EDT
BEGIN!
Oktoberfest is a festival celebrating beer and German delicacies. Many establishments and neighborhoods around the globe throw their own Oktoberfests, but spend more time trying to be German, than focusing on the most important aspect... BEER of course! So ditch the lederhosen. This one is all about your beer and food. This is your Oktoberfest.
Scenario A
- Choose a beer or beers that are local to your area (as broad as your country or specific as your neighborhood) or special to your area.
- Create or replicate a dish that best represents this area and this beer, with beer as an ingredient.
- Choose a beer or beers that are special to you in some way.
- Create a dish also special to you that best expresses your beer selection, with beer as an ingredient.
Remember it's a celebration of beer, so celebrate the beer by using it as many ways as possible. It may not be a dish you'd eat every day, but one you'd expect at a beer fest. Think of it as a beer tasting... with food.
Anything goes for cooking and recipes, but what is allowed is:
One main dish with beer as an ingredient.
Two side dishes max with beer as an ingredient (but sides are not necessary) all on one plate unless not physically possible. Sauces and condiments may be on the side, and do not have to have beer.
If you can't think of a good side dish for the beer, just don't make one. Concentrate on the main dish. Sometimes less is more. But since this is a feast of sorts, two are allowed. The hard part is using the beer. It's a challenge, remember?
In your final post, tell us why you paired this beer with this dish.
One entry per member, 3 pics MAX in final post, and the beer itself must show in at least one of them.
Exact measurements appreciated.
READ: The 5 Rules for an eligible entry
PoL: .10
ENDS: Sunday 10:00 PM EDT
BEGIN!
Happy Oktoberfest!
xoxo TB!)
