*puts down fork* Awww...
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Using pine for flavoring is not weird, it just sounds like Scandinavia must not use as many/as dangerous chemicals on their trees. I imagine they wouldn't have to, because every tree can be a Christmas tree up there lol
One assumes there's Belgian reasons for that one. I drink beers made out of pine needles, I could see such a flavor going well with pork or chicken. However, for the beers at least, they use the very very tip of the branch as it's growing. I don't actually know but there might be food safety reasons for that, regardless, don't eat your Christmas tree, and don't assume public announcements and warnings are a sign of people getting stupider.
Pine beer actually sounds delicious.
Edit: I presume this is home brew. Do you leave them in during fermentation or during the boil?
I used to add crushed berries to cider during fermentation then remove the bits at the end. It was amazing. I'll get back to it some day.
Unfortunately not a home brew. My local place does a saison with spruce tips and if I recall correctly there's a place down by the interstate that does an IPA.
But African elephants eat them and I want to be strong like them
But Poirot loves to eat trees!
The needles do smell pretty good...