Note--- Thai Curry Red Yellow or green are my favortite foods of late.



"Richard Neidich" > wrote in message
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> Dale, I am not in love with Indian food but when having Curry if I don't
> have beer a sparkling always worksa and I found some of the Gvertz's dry
> or not so dry work as well.
>
> But being my mouth is usually on fire...I prefer tons of water.
>
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> "Dale Williams" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article >, "James Silverton"
>> > writes:
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>>>"Dale Williams" > wrote in message
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>>>> Monday we had dinner at some friends. He was cooking some Indian
>>>recipes, we
>>>> were asked to bring wine. I tend to opt more for beer, but I'll make
>>>do. Seemed
>>>> to me the best options were bubbly
>>>
>>>It's really not worth it to drink wine with strongly spiced Indian
>>>food, IMHO and experience, although mild things like birianis might
>>>work. Most wines that I can taste while eating a curry would
>>>ordinarily be dreimannerweine :-) I'd stick to beer, lassi or even
>>>ice-water. I have to admit that I recently had an enjoyable Thai meal
>>>where we had two bottles of Sancerre but I am not converted!
>>>
>>>
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>> I actually had Indian food 2 nights in a row- Sunday we went to a
>> restaurant
>> with friends, a place where owners are from Malabar coast. We had some
>> Chera
>> Rajya courses, as well as some "standard Indian" dishes. I went with
>> water, as
>> I didn't feel like beer. I hate lassi. I expected the dishes on Monday to
>> be a
>> little milder, so beer would have been a better choice. But the great
>> thing
>> about about a decent $8 bubbly is it won't clash horribly with spice, and
>> it's
>> cold.
>> Dale
>>
>> Dale Williams
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