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La sidra es el zumo fermentado de la manzana. Para hacer buena sidra natural, hay que conocer el arte de combinar en proporciones justas, exactas y sabias, manzanas dulces, ácidas y amargas. Es una bebida alcohólica de unos 4 a 7 grados que se puede beber sin dañar el cuerpo. Cuanto más seco es el verano, más azúcar tendrá la manzana y más grados de alcohol.
Aunque no se conoce con seguridad el verdadero orígen de la Sidra, muchos historiadores coinciden en que se originó en las Civilizaciones Egipcia y Bizantina de la época anterior a Cristo. Otros atribuyen su época por Europa a los Celtas. Sin embargo, fueron los árabes quienes extendieron los distintos tipos de manzana y las técnicas para su producción en Europa.
En la actualidad, fundamentalmente hay cuatro clases de sidra: la Sidra dulce (la que sale directamente de exprimir la manzana y se realiza después de recolectar la manzana en octubre); la Sidra Natural (con dulce sabor y fermentada, de consumo habitual en las sidrerías); la Sidra champanada o gasificada (que suele animar las Fiestas de Navidad a muchas familias, pero no es de consumo cotidiano); y la Sidra de Nueva Expresión (un producto de reciente creación que tiene poca acidez y una graduación de alcohol de unos 6 a 8 grados centígrados).
En España, existe un ritual para servir la sidra natural que consiste en escanciarla. Para ello se echa sobre el vaso desde muy alto para que bata bien y adquiera todo su sabor. No hay festival o fiesta de sidra que no tenga su concurso de escanciadores.
La sidra natural suele acompañar a muchos platos de la gastronomía del norte del país y se habla de sus excelencias medicinales para los riñones.
Es, según los técnicos, la bebida más refrigerante e higiénica para combatir el calor, entre todas las bebidas fermentadas, incluída la cerveza.
En el momento de servirla, debe estar a una temperatura entre los 10 y los 13 grados centígrados. El poso o sedimento que pudiera observarse en el fondo de la botella no sólo no altera el producto, sino que es una garantía de la autenticidad y naturalidad.
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