Champagne is considered an aperitif. The global trend is currently such that preference is given to simple, light food that does not contain many ingredients in its composition. Champagne is perfect for this kind of food.

They drink it from "tulip-shaped" glasses in a chilled state, and before opening, they place it in a bucket of ice.

Different types of snacks are suitable for different types of champagne.

For example, inexpressive dry champagne or “brut”, it is appropriate to serve with the same delicate, uncomplicated snacks - seafood, salad, white meat.

The taste qualities of other types of champagne wines are more pronounced - semi-dry, semi-sweet, sweet. Therefore, snacks for champagne of this kind should be more complex.

If pure fish is suitable for the former, then fish cooked with mushrooms and herbs is more suitable for the latter.

Black caviar, lobster, meat, citrus fruits are excellent with any kind of champagne.

If champagne is served at a buffet table, light snacks, cheese,

It is believed that a snack for champagne should be selected according to this principle - white food should be served with white champagne, red food with red.

Champagne Snacks: Recipes

Here are some recipes that will not only go well with champagne, but also decorate any table, impressing guests with their originality.

Cheese balls: a light snack for champagne

To prepare this appetizer, you will need large sweet red grapes.

Separately, grate the cheese on a fine grater. The original is blue cheese with mold. But regular cream cheese will be just as good.

It is necessary to add a little bit of mayonnaise for viscosity and roll grapes into it.

For sprinkling, take fried salted pistachios and finely crush them.

You need to put it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours, and then serve it with chilled champagne.

"Canape with shrimps"

To prepare them, you need puff pastry. You can buy it ready-made in the store. It needs to be rolled out thinly and cut out circles of small diameter - approximately 3 cm.

Then grease the circles with a beaten egg, without touching the edges, so that the dough can rise properly and bake them in the oven until golden brown at a temperature of 200 degrees for 20 minutes.

Separately fry, adding spices for seafood, salt and pepper. Their number depends on the number of canapes.

Cut the cherry tomatoes and lemon into two parts or quarters. When all the components are ready, proceed to assembly using special colored skewers in the following sequence - shrimp, tomato, lemon and a circle of dough.

If desired, tomatoes can be replaced with a slice of bell pepper.

All the ingredients are perfectly combined with each other, being at the same time an excellent and original champagne appetizer.