Re: [CH] Pairing wine & food....
Charles P Demas (cpd@world.std.com)
Thu, 22 Jun 2000 11:25:14 -0400 (EDT)
On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Sojourner wrote:
> GarryMass@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 6/00 10:45:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > sojournr@missouri.org writes:
> >
> > << (They left out bitter.)
> >
> > Err, no they didn't - its up there. >>
> >
> > Holly, I missed it. Which pairing has bitter? Besides, I thought bitter
> > went best with hoppy beers rather than wine, anyway.
>
> Not in the pairings, but it was in the list of tastes. So I missed that
> it was missed in the pairings. But think about it, who eats "bitter" on
> PURPOSE?
Chile-Heads? What taste would you call hot peppers?
Think of some of the spices used in food, like cumin. I'd call it bitter,
however I like it, and use it. YMMV
There are others that come to mind, like horseradish.
Chuck Demas
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