Sentence examples for richness of duck from inspiring English sources

Tangy orange and sweet pine nuts enhanced the richness of duck confit.

Hyssop, of all things, lent an astringent, minty note that played off the richness of duck tongues with beets in a morel jus.

The sweet and the tart were employed brilliantly again in relishes that countered the richness of duck terrine scattered with bits of black truffle.

When sommeliers and waiters seems genuinely enthusiastic, the chances are good that they have tasted the wines on the list and the food on the menu, and will have a sense of what goes with what -- a forward, slightly acidic red to cut through the richness of duck, say, or a crisp, mineral-edged white to stand up to shellfish.

If you love the particular richness of duck — it's more assertive than the blank canvas of chicken — but you've never tried to tackle it at home, it's not as hard as you might think.

The red wine sauce on the duck is barely sweet and works well to balance the richness of the duck.

A dab of tomato jam countered the richness of the duck.

The vibrant, zingy rhubarb and orange cut through the richness of the duck breast.

The sauce's mellow orange flavor and its unmistakably Tuscan herbal punch perfectly balanced the gamy richness of the duck.

The bitterness of kumquats brings out the perfume of salmon; a sweet pomelo enhances the sweetness of scallops; Seville oranges provide the perfect counterpoint to the richness of cooked duck.

We liked the sweet-hot richness of the sauce in duck curry, with assorted vegetables, pineapple chunks, basil and red curry leaves, but would have enjoyed it even more if the tender duck's fatty skin had been deleted.