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Which drinks pair best with Thai food?

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?

As with other Asian cuisines dishes are served at the same time rather than in succession - a typical selection being a salad, a soup, a deep-fried or steamed dish, a stir-fry and a curry - which can make it difficult to find one drink to match all. (Thais themselves would not typically drink wine with food - traditionally green tea or jasmine-infused water would have been served either side of rather than during the meal.)

Authentic Thai food can be really hot but tends to be modified in most Western restaurants. The pairings that I think work best are aromatic or fruity white wines and light, cloudy wheat beers. Here are my favourite pairings:

Alsace - and other - Pinot Gris

My favourite pairing overall. Alsace Pinot Gris has the requisite touch of sweetness but also an exotic muskiness that tunes in perfectly with Thai spicing. New Zealand pinot gris, particularly the off-dry styles, also works well.

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Comments: 3 (Add)

Elly on February 23 2018 at 00:03

The BurNarj natural orange sparkling wine you writing about , is that one ? http://burnarj.global

Oscar on February 8 2018 at 14:10

BurNarj , its not expensive sparkling but very tasty , made from natural Andalusian oranges . I think its the only combination in the world of natural oranges in sparkling wine produced using patented method similar to traditional method used for champagne production.
I don't want to describe the pleasure of discovering unknown, new dimension of world - oranges , but believe me Burnarj its a great option.

Tim on June 6 2015 at 11:04

The prices of decent wines and certainly champagne in Thailand lead me to think you are aiming your comments at very rich people!

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