Apple, Brie, and Cinnamon Sourdough: A Mariage

20210427, #breakfastdiary 73, 12°C/shower (the iPhone weather app seems off), 27min/exercise Heat olive oil in a pan and lightly warm the sourdough. Layer on brie cheese, apple, and almonds in that order, add a pinch of cinnamon, and finish with a drizzle of honey. There's a French word, #mariage (#marriage), that describes the pairing of wine and food. These days it's used more broadly for any combination of drink and side dish, not just wine — think chicken with beer. Ingredients have their own mariage too, and today's breakfast is a good example: apple, brie cheese, cinnamon, and honey. There are quite a few mariage-like expressions between people as well, and one of them is #chemi. It originally came from the sports world, rooted in #chemistry, meaning team unity. In personal relationships, it's usually called #kkulchemi ('honey chemistry'). Since it points to some chemical reaction happening in a good relationship — one we may not even fully understand — it might be the expression closest to mariage, where drink and food break down and are chemically elevated together.