What are bitters? i see them in recipes for drinks.?!
What are bitters? i see them in recipes for drinks.?
Answers:
Bitters is a distillation of aromatic herbs, barks, roots and plants, steeped in alcohol. Bitters has a high alcohol content – roughly 45% - but is used in small amounts to flavor cocktails or food, and has a distinctly bitter or bittersweet flavor. (Think of vanilla extract. It’s also very high in alcohol, but not something you’d want to drink straight.)
Bitters was originally produced in the early 1800’s as a patent medicine, intended as an digestive aid. It was recommended before eating to improve the appetite and to help digest the meal, or afterwards to help settle the stomach. And in fact, gentian containing products such as Angostura Bitters do help ease stomach pain and nausea – use a few drops of bitters in water or club soda.