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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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Mango shrikhand with Floris mango beer

Mango shrikhand with Floris mango beer

Posted on June 3 2016 at 08:16

Last week I did another pop-up with Bristol chef Romy Gill - this time at the Butlers Arms in Sutton Coldfield which is owned by Twitter friend Chris Giles and his wife Paula.

Tags: food:world food yoghurt mango shrikhand mango mango beer food:fruit fruit beer drink:beer & cider Indian food
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10 great beer and food matches for summer

10 great beer and food matches for summer

Posted on August 27 2019 at 07:55

We all know a beer goes down well with a ploughmans and that it’s a great drink to wash down a barbecue but here are 10 more unusual pairings which should liven up your summer drinking.

Tags: peach beer blueberry beer passion fruit beer Schiehallion Duvel Liefman's kriek Raspberry Tart mango beer cherry beer raspberry beer kriek frambozen fruit beer ale golden ale blond ale blonde amber lager IPA bière blanche wheatbeer lager bitter witbier white beer English bitter blueberry and peach beer jellies drink:beer & cider bakewell tart cheesecake caesar salad chicken caesar salad joloffe rice barbecue beer-can chicken roast chicken kebabs ham and parsley pâté ham prawn, fennel and leek risotto food:pork prawn prawns crab
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