Pairings

Top food matches for cider

Posted on September 19 2012 at 08:30

Cider seems to be on the verge of going through the same quality revolution as beer did a few years ago. In the last 12 months I’ve tasted more interesting ciders than I have in the last 12 years. There are many different styles, obviously but here are the type of foods I think suit cider best and some avenues that I think might be worth pursuing:

Tags: sausages sausages in cider food:pork chicken food:chicken & poultry creamy sauces cider drink:beer & cider
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Top pairings for dry and off-dry Alsace whites

Posted on June 15 2011 at 12:53

Having just got back from Alsace I thought I’d update my recommendations on the best matches for Alsace dry and off-dry white wines. What struck me particularly on this visit is how key sweetness is to the success of a match - something that will often be more marked in a younger wine than an older vintage.

Tags: rogan josh Riesling blends mango vendange tardive grand cru Alsace blends cinnamon late-harvest apple streudel apple crumble Alsace Muscat Sylvaner Pinot Blanc Gewürztraminer Riesling drink:white wine smoked ham fruit salad fresh fruit tropical fruit tropical fruit salad smoked cheese asparagus charcuterie tartiflette stir fry frittata fish cakes fish pie risotto pasta with creamy sauce ham and cheese salad quiche Lorraine tarte flambé onion tart goose duck Stinking Bishop Maroilles washed rind cheese Epoisses lobster laksa Munster food:cheese & eggs Szechuan Korean cuisine Chinese cuisine Rogan Josh rogan josh guinea fowl pigeon game pâté game monkfish scallops gravadlax mushrooms foie gras veal in creamy sauce pâté en croûte charcuterie chicken in creamy sauce veal food:beef & lamb Thai cuisine Chinese cuisine Japanese cuisine Indian cuisine Vietnamese cuisine food:world food apple citrus fish tacos crab cakes pad thai dim sum tandoori tandoori chicken korma chicken tikka curry curries pork belly food:pork goats cheese onion tart seabass sea bass fish terrine eel salmon smoked eel smoked salmon smoked fish seafood cocktail seafood salad crab oysters ceviche carpaccio tartare sashimi sushi smorgasbord fish in creamy sauce creamy sauces sole plaice zander choucroute food:veg & salads food:chicken & poultry food:fruit food:fish & shellfish
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The 10 best wines for spring and early summer drinking

Posted on March 28 2007 at 10:11

The last two days have been quite, quite beautiful, starting mistily, basking midday in an unseasonally warm sun and finishing with an extended dusk that announces that spring is finally here. I immediately want to eat lighter meals: the new season’s vegetables are not quite in yet but I can at least plan for summer and that means a spring clean of the cellar, pushing the full bodied reds to the back and assessing what whites, lighter reds and rosés I still have lurking in the racks.