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Which drinks pair best with Thai food?

Which drinks pair best with Thai food?

Posted on January 22 2021 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 13 2022 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.

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Top wine pairings with asparagus

Top wine pairings with asparagus

Posted on April 2 2022 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: Loire Chinon Saumur-Champigny Bourgeuil Cabernet Franc Champagne white Rioja Spanish rosé Spain rosado drink:rosé dry Muscat Muscat Grüner Veltliner Pinot Bianco 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 quiche chargrilled asparagus risotto grilled salmon salmon crab prawns goats cheese eggs poached eggs hollandaise butter mayonnaise mayo vinaigrette asparagus food:veg & salads Pinot Noir burgundy 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 January 26 2022 at 06:43

The Chinese New Year, which starts on February 1st, 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, inauthentic though it absolutely is.

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

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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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