When winter sets in and the weather is cold (yes, yes, it still happens), we only want one thing: to stay warm and eat good comforting dishes! Dishes that are good for the body, prepared with simple and delicious ingredients to help you get through the winter with good spirits. No surprise: it’s fatty and sweet! But not only. Close-up on these dishes that we love to enjoy in winter and that we prepare with the delicacies of Quai Sud.
Comfort food: these winter dishes that make us feel good
Gratins, quiches, tartiflette... There are those generous dishes that comfort us like a big hug as soon as their delicious scents escape from the kitchen. In good French, we talk about comfort food (comforting cuisine) orcuddly foods 🧸. These are gourmet dishes prepared with familiar ingredients, and which win all the votes when you sit down at the table. With them, no oh no, not yet! » nor of « Do I really have to eat this?… ».
The essential ingredients of comfort food
- They are prepared with seasonal vegetables easy to find or that you always have in your cupboards (pasta, rice, potatoes, cabbage, squash, etc.). No strawberries or yuzu here.
- We bake them in the oven or let them simmer for a long time to make them soft, and we eat them hot with full of creamy sauce.
- Meat dishes are rather economical because cooked without noble pieces.
- Finally, these dishes are regressive : they remind us of the ones our grandmother cooked when we were little. Ah nostalgia, when you hold us… 👵
On the menu, shepherd's pie, macaroni and cheese, cassoulet... There is also regional dishes (beef bourguignon, endives with ham, quiche Lorraine, etc.) and sauce dishes like blanquette of veal or mustard rabbit.
If the idea of cooking Pan-Pan's friends repulses you (#let's save the bunnies 🐇), rest assured, there are also plenty of comfort foods that are vegetarian 😌. To start with the soups creamy and light (split pea soup, pumpkin velouté, minestrone, etc.), vegetable gratins and vegetarian lasagna. When comfort rhymes with balance.
We love the cheese 🧀…
But the most comforting dish of all is without a doubt raclette, the second favorite dish of the French. And for good reason: the melted cheese, the potatoes, the cold meats, not to mention the evocation of the snowy chalet in every bite... Comfort assured, don't think about your diet!
Most of us opt for plain raw milk raclette, but you'll also find it flavored with mustard seeds, wild garlic, white wine, etc. At Quai Sud, we offer you the Full Metal Raclette kit to season your raclette as you wish, and enjoy all the flavors of divine cheese. A simple comfort dish to prepare, to share with friends or family 👍.
More than raclette, it is cheese in general that invites comfort. Melted, gratinated, grated, it adds depth to any dish thanks to its creamy flavor and smoothness. To change the raclette, you can therefore opt for a tartiflette, gratinated onion soup, Or macaroni and cheese. Sprinkle the pasta with grated Emmental or incorporate it into a cheddar béchamel before browning everything 🙌.
Vanilla, chocolate: the ingredients of comfort
On the sweet side, “soft desserts” take us back to childhood with delicacy, and the simplest are often the most comforting. Crêpes, madeleines, rice pudding, crème brûlée… The choice is vast, but all these desserts have one thing in common: vanilla. Its deliciously regressive flavor enhances the natural aromas of butter and milk.
At Quai Sud, we offer vanilla from Madagascar or Tahiti, and even organic vanilla. Depending on its origin, vanilla will perfume your desserts with floral, amber or anise notes; warm and powerful flavors particularly comforting in winter.
Another centerpiece of comforting desserts: chocolate 🍫. And there, it's just pleasure, because eating a few squares of chocolate every day is good for your health. Antidepressant, good for the heart and rich in minerals, dark chocolate (in small doses) is full of benefits. A soft chocolate cake or mousse will be perfect to cheer you up during the winter, just like the hot drinks with cocoa and spices that warm you up by the fire.
At Quai Sud, cocoas are organic and delicious, and chocolate bars magnificent 🤩. We are using fair trade cocoa from Latin America, because comfort also comes from knowing that we are protecting the planet and the people who produce it by buying good cocoa. Enough to feel full of well-being all winter long!
Breakfast box, Confi'love spice blends... From soup to dessert, Quai Sud has everything you need to help you prepare comforting winter dishes. Come and discover all our cuddly products!
