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Whether
you're
planning to go out for a curry or popping out to pick up a
takeaway, the likelihood is that your chicken tandoori or lamb balti will
probably be washed down with a fair amount of lager. The Curryhouse.net
team has enlisted the help of a manager of a high street wine shop to
offer advice on what else you could be drinking with your Curry. He says:
"Most people tend to be
either unaware of the options when eating a curry. Admittedly you
have to choose carefully when trying to find the right marriage between
spice and wine, but if you get it right it could convert some of you more
hardened lager lovers. So here is my advice on what's on offer on the high
street".
Which Wines go best
with Indian Food?
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This list is not exhaustive
and we will add more wines, as soon as the liver has recovered.
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Cool
It
Inexpensive Crisp Dry White, "Vin de Pays" like
"Mosaique Chardonnay" (Vin de Pays D'Oc). £3.99
from Oddbins. Would be fine with milder curries, these wines
work a little like lager. |
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Think
Pink
Again Inexpensive Rosé works on the same principle.
Surprisingly Rosé D'Anjou isn't bad or Mateus Rosé from
Tesco. Price varies. |
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Go
get it
Young Rioja (or any Spanish "Tempranillo" grape variety)
is pretty good with meaty lamb based curries such as Rogan Josh. |
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Hot
Stuff
Inexpensive Australian reds particularly Cabernet/Shiraz blends are
great with moderately hot curries such as Chicken Jalfrezi/Madras.
Apparently the Aussies lap this up with their curries. "Normans
Lone Gum" Shiraz/Cabernet £4.99 from Oddbins. |
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Major
Flush
Zinfandel (a grape variety). In fact killer Zins are about the only
thing that will cope with a scorching vindaloo. |
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Fancy
a Ruby
Straight New World Chardonnays - particularly from Australia, N.
Zealand & California these really compliment creamy/Korma style
curries. |
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For
Starters
Dare I say it but Nasti Asti Martini sparkling wine. Not for all the
way through the meal but great with deep fried, crispy batter
starters such as Bajis, Pakoras and Samosas. |
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Beers and Lager
The most popular, I would say, is
Stella Artois one of the finest premium lagers from Belgium. For
those who want a break from the usual six pints of supermarket own-brand
lager and the
compulsory blinding headache the next morning, there are many
alternatives.
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Bank's
UCB
This is a relatively new beer from the Bank's brewery but like the
label says it is the ultimate Curry beer. The beer was voted the
best beer to accompany to accompany a curry in the 1998 Beauty of
Hop Awards. It uses an exotic blend of four hop varieties to give a
rich, flavoured beer, with a delicious aromatic taste. It is
guaranteed to tantalize your taste buds!
Bank's USB is available from Oddbins at £1.75 (50cl)
a bottle. |
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Hoegaarden
The Original White beer. A bottle conditioned, non filtered beer
with a unique refreshing taste based on a genuine recipe with pure
ingredients. This is the crème de la crème of Wheat beers!
Compliments the milder curries, Korma and Tandoori dishes.
Hoegarrden is available from Oddbins £0.89 (33cl) a
bottle and most off licenses |
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Indian
Pale Ale
The historical option, try one of the IPAs on the basis that that
they go so much better with Indian food then lager. Hence
Indian Pale Ale from the days of the Raj. |
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