yeastiness

A gentle yeastiness comes through in each bite.

Empress Ficus Zing is a nonalcoholic take on mead that, while made with honey, is neither heavy nor sweet, but rather nicely acidic, with toasty flavors from hojicha tea and a buttery yeastiness that tastes like drinking brioche.

I’ve bought many pizzas from the Dupont location in the past few weeks, and I can say, without hesitation, that the crusts have never tasted better: I love the chew, the yeastiness, the hint of crackle around the edges, the char and the complex flavors that only come from a long, controlled fermentation.

Harvey uses 00 Caputo flour and semolina, as well as honey and Pale Fire Brewing’s Salad Days saison, which he says “has a really nice, mild flavor, but enough yeastiness and sugar level that it adds something to the dough.”

Others, including myself, like a little yeastiness in the nose and on the palate, a quality not easily detected in Franciacortas.