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Which drinks pair best with Thai food?

Which drinks pair best with Thai food?

Posted on July 25 2020 at 06:25

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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Which wines and beers pair best with mushrooms?

Which wines and beers pair best with mushrooms?

Posted on September 21 2020 at 07:57

If you think of the ingredients that show off a great wine mushrooms would have to be near the top of the list.

Tags: drink:rosé Viennese-style lager lager dark beer Belgian trappist beer dark trappist beer bière de garde English ale dubbel porter stout Westmalle Dubbel pilsner kolsch drink:beer & cider Bordeaux claret vintage rosé Champagne vintage Champagne rosé Champagne Champagne drink:champagne & sparkling Tempranillo Rioja Merlot Faugères Languedoc Grenache blend Grenache Rhône Shiraz Syrah Zinfandel Chianti Sangiovese blends Sangiovese Barolo Cabernet Sauvignon red burgundy Pinot Noir drink:red wine Austria Alsace Riesling Pinot Blanc Gavi di Gavi Soave white burgundy burgundy Chardonnay drink:white wine stir fry soy soy sauce shitake mushrooms oyster mushrooms mushrooms à la grecque mushroom quiche cheese food:beef & lamb pie mushroom pie steak and mushroom pie stuffed mushrooms baked mushrooms mushrooms in tomato sauce duxelles ceps porcini mushrooms on toast mushroom risotto mushroom sauce creamy mushroom sauce parsley garlic Portabello mushrooms wild mushrooms mushroom mushrooms food:veg & salads dry rosé
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Top wine pairings with asparagus

Top wine pairings with asparagus

Posted on May 18 2020 at 07:14

Whenever anyone talks about foods that are difficult to match with wine, asparagus always comes up but I reckon the problem is overstated.

Tags: burgundy Pinot Noir Loire Chinon Saumur-Champigny Bourgeuil white Rioja drink:champagne & sparkling Cabernet Franc Champagne Spanish rosé Spain rosado drink:rosé Grüner Veltliner Muscat Pinot Bianco dry Muscat Pinot Blanc Italian whites Alsace Pinot Grigio Riesling oaked Chardonnay Semillon white Bordeaux Semillon-Sauvignon Chablis Orvieto Verdicchio white burgundy burgundy Chardonnay Pouilly-Fumé Sancerre Sauvignon Blanc stir fry white asparagus chargrilled asparagus quiche risotto grilled salmon salmon crab prawns goats cheese eggs poached eggs hollandaise butter mayonnaise mayo vinaigrette asparagus food:veg & salads red burgundy
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Top pairings for dry and off-dry Alsace whites

Top pairings for dry and off-dry Alsace whites

Posted on April 15 2014 at 07:53

A re-run of an old post following a visit to Alsace, updating my recommendations on the best pairings for the region's dry and off-dry white wines.

Tags: grand cru 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 stir fry tartiflette frittata fish cakes fish pie ham and cheese salad pasta with creamy sauce risotto quiche Lorraine tarte flambé onion tart duck goose Stinking Bishop washed rind cheese Maroilles Epoisses lobster laksa Munster cheese Korean cuisine Szechuan Chinese cuisine rogan josh Rogan Josh guinea fowl pigeon game pâté game monkfish scallops gravadlax mushrooms foie gras charcuterie pâté en croûte veal in creamy sauce chicken in creamy sauce veal food:beef & lamb Thai cuisine Japanese cuisine Chinese cuisine Indian cuisine Vietnamese cuisine food:world food citrus apple fish tacos crab cakes pad thai dim sum tandoori tandoori chicken chicken tikka korma curry curries pork belly food:pork goats cheese onion tart seabass sea bass eel fish terrine smoked eel Alsace blends salmon smoked salmon smoked fish seafood cocktail seafood salad crab oysters ceviche carpaccio tartare sashimi fish in creamy sauce smorgasbord sushi cinnamon creamy sauces sole plaice zander choucroute food:veg & salads food:chicken & poultry food:fruit food:fish & shellfish mango Riesling blends vendange tardive rogan josh
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Celebrate the Chinese New Year with this delicious seafood supper

Celebrate the Chinese New Year with this delicious seafood supper

Posted on February 15 2018 at 06:43

The Chinese New Year, which starts tomorrow, is one of those annual events that really captures the imagination. It is celebrated in such a colourful and joyous way and Chinese food is so delicious, quick and simple to make that I hope you won't be able to resist having a go at it.

Tags: chrysanthemum tea jasmine tea Chinese New Year chrysanthemum tea jasmine tea drink:tea & coffee tonic drink:tea & coffee gin tonic gin and tonic gin drink:champagne & sparkling gin and tonic drink:champagne & sparkling Champagne Champagne drink:champagne & sparkling clairet drink:champagne & sparkling clairet Bordeaux rosé drink:rosé Bordeaux rosé Riesling drink:rosé dry Riesling dry Riesling drink:white wine Riesling mandarine oranges drink:white wine food:fruit mandarine oranges food:fruit stem ginger and almond ice cream food:desserts & cakes seafood stir fry stem ginger and almond ice cream food:desserts & cakes sesame prawn toasts dim sum seafood stir fry food:fish & shellfish sesame prawn toasts dim sum food:fish & shellfish food:soups & starters Chinese cuisine food:soups & starters food:world food Chinese cuisine
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Which wines and beers match best with Chinese food

Which wines and beers match best with Chinese food

Posted on February 15 2007 at 09:47

With Chinese new year coming up this weekend you may be planning a trip to a Chinese restaurant or planning a Chinese meal at home. But which wine to serve?

Tags: Chinese New Year China Chinese Jing Tea Dragonwell Great Red Cloak Puerh green tea Jasmine Silver Needle oolong jasmine tea Chinese tea tea Belgian triple beer drink:tea & coffee brown ale triple beer Leffe brune brune white beer weissbier witbier drink:beer & cider burgundy red burgundy Rhône Grenache Mourvèdre claret Bordeaux Shiraz Merlot blends Merlot Pinot Noir Tarrango Gamay Beaujolais drink:red wine white Zinfandel off-dry rosé off-dry Château de Sours Merlot Bordeaux clairet drink:rosé Veuve Clicquot Roederer ‘rich’ Champagne Champagne drink:champagne & sparkling New Zealand Oregon Gewürztraminer Torrontes Grüner Veltliner Pinot Gris kabinett Alsace Austria Loire Germany Riesling dry Riesling Sauvignon Blanc drink:white wine hoisin sauce spring rolls dumplings prawn dumplings Szechuan beef Szechuan black bean sauce glazed ribs sticky sauce duck Peking duck sweet and sour Cantonese sweet-sour food:veg & salads stir fried vegetables stir fry dim sum food:pork food:beef & lamb food:chicken & poultry food:pasta, rice & noodles food:fish & shellfish Chinese cuisine food:world food Chinese new year Chinese food
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Matching German Riesling made easy

Posted on July 27 2011 at 22:32

Well, I don’t know about easy but there must be some easier way to get people into German wine . . .

Tags: food:fruit blue cheese korma mild curries Indian cuisine food:world food sweet and sour stir fry Vietnamese cuisine Thai cuisine south-east Asian Chinese cuisine food:world food spicy spice apple sauce pheasant goose game creamy sauce chicken chicken with creamy sauce food:chicken & poultry pork belly food:pork steamed fish fish starters food:soups & starters seafood salads sushi goats' cheese food:fish & shellfish food:veg & salads cheese berries tropical fruit drink:white wine Riesling Germany German spätlese auslese trocken The Ledbury German wine Germany The Ledbury drink:white wine Riesling German Riesling
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