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What to drink with cake (updated)

What to drink with cake (updated)

Posted on September 5 2007 at 09:42

A recent email from a reader asked me to suggest a wine to go with “a triple coconut cake with a tangy pineapple icing served with fresh fruit salsa that has kiwi, strawberry, mandarine oranges, blueberries and fresh pineapple in it”.

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Which drinks pair best with Thai food? (updated)

Which drinks pair best with Thai food? (updated)

Posted on May 10 2025 at 18:53

The predominant flavours of Thai cuisine are sweet, sour, hot and salty - slightly different from the warm spicing of many Indian curries or the more fragrant, herbal notes of Vietnamese. So which which drinks pair best with a Thai meal?

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Food and fruit juice matching

Food and fruit juice matching

Posted on January 3 2018 at 07:29

If you’re on the wagon this month, mealtimes can suddenly seem a bit drab and colourless. But if you’re missing the taste of your favourite wine try substituting a fruit juice that has similar flavours.

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One of my favourite men in food alongside one of my favourite alcohol-free drinks (a bottle I always have open at home). Hugely excited to try the new limited edition @botivodrinks has produced for @ottolenghi . It’s refreshingly dry and an appetisingly touch bitter like the original but flavoured with Ottolengi-ish ingredients including black lime, cardamom and pomegranate molasses. Available in their restaurants and from their and Botivo’s website. #guest . . . #botivo #ottolenghi #alcoholfreeNot the most obvious pairings but these Japanese-style crudités, grilled aubergine with sesame dressing and assortment of sushi at a @winesgeorgia dinner @nijulondon last night all went wonderfully well with the Georgian orange wines. MTF on my website matchingfoodandwine.com. . . . #orangewine #amberwine #georgianwine #aubergine #eggplant #crudités #sushi #sashimi #winepairing #guestThese tuna and chilli lettuce wraps from @dahaewest’s new Korean cookbook Balli Balli really appealed and were just as good as the looked. A great way to jazz up a tin of tuna. . . . #tuna #koreanfood #spicy #healthy #foodforone #ballıballıExtraordinarily delicious light, airy papanasi (Romanian cheese dumplings) with cream and wild blueberry jam @casabunicii.timisoara tonight. Surprisingly good -if you don’t have too sweet a tooth - with the elegant Bordeaux-like Cuvée Űberland 2021 from @cramelerecaseu which echoes the blueberry notes. #presstrip . . . #dumplings #panasi #blueberryjam #romanianfood #romanianwine #timisoara #winepairing #cramelerecaș #ad Follow on Instagram

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