Today’s episode is essentially a guest post by my wife and soon-to-be food blogger/entrepreneur, plee. First, we have a video of a Lunar New Year / Valentine’s Day feast prepared by plee, partly inspired by her training at the Institute of Korean Royal Cuisine in Seoul, Korea, and partly her own inventions. Second, is the menu with her explanatory notes; please click on the image below to see it.
The food was paired with the 2008 Domaine de la Pepiere Clos des Briords muscadet, a white wine from the Loire Valley of France, a steal at about $15. The wine, together with the spiced oyster and the rice cake, was just divine. Muscadets have lively citrus-like acidity, so they function in the pairing almost like a squeeze of lemon on your seafood. In this case, the wine brought out the briny flavor of the oyster while cooling the fire of the red pepper sauce.
This episode is a sneak preview of things to come in the upcoming food blog called “food with plee”. Stay tuned for word of its official launch! Without further ado, here’s the video, and below it, a link to plee’s menu. Enjoy!
A Lunar New Year / Valentine’s Day Feast from Amateur Wino on Vimeo.
Click here to see plee’s menu:
