Best food(s) with Riesling??

[Peter Creasey]

It is a given that Riesling is food friendly.

Taking it a step further, to the extent a generality can be made, which foods or dishes might be most suitable with Riesling?

. . . . . Pete

 

[Bill Lundstrom]

it's more like what doesn't go with riesling.

roast turkey or ham. asian dishes. many cheeses. roast pork or veal.

the list is endless and can be broken down by the sweetness level of the wine.

sashimi with sparling reisling can be stunning.

 

[Rahsaan]

What riesling?

 

[Jay Miller]

rahsaan's point is well taken but I usually think of pork as one of the more ideal pairings.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

Crunchy or chewy?

 

[Cliff]

Stay away from chewy Riesling.

 

[SFJoe]

Goose.

 

[Steve Edmunds]

clam chowdah

 

[Larry Stein]

heirloom tomatoes!

 

[Peter Creasey]

I normally think mostly of Zins with tomatoes. I'll have to think about Rieslings.

Escoffier followers might fuss about even a Riesling with soup but I can visualize this working.

Good suggestions thus far -- birds, veal, pork -- and the idea of Asian dishes is appealing.

. . . . . . Pete

P.S. Raw is not an option!!

 

[Larry Stein]

If raw isn't an option, forget about the tomatoes. My wine geek friends and I have done the tomato/Riesling (German, Kab and Spat) match. It's brilliant.

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

The kind you eat? Riesling is about as versatile as you can get, imho.

 

[Peter Creasey]

originally posted by Larry Stein: If raw isn't an option, forget about the tomatoes. My wine geek friends and I have done the tomato/Riesling (German, Kab and Spat) match. It's brilliant.

Larry, I perhaps should have been more precise. I was not referring to raw vegetables when I said raw is not an option.

The idea of tomatoes with Riesling is interesting.

. . . . . Pete

 

[Kay Bixler]

Don't forget good old bratwurst!

 

[Cory Cartwright]

originally posted by SFJoe:
Goose.

Agreed

 

[David M. Bueker]

I had a Vietnamise beef preparation a couple of weeks ago that was a stunning match with a rich, sweet spatlese.

 

[JasonA]

Choucroute garnie - even in this weather, my mouth begins to water....

 

[Peter Creasey]

Speaking of how well German pairings will of course go with Riesling, I had real white asparagus (read: shipped in from Germany) the other night with perhaps the best wienerschnitzel I have ever had and I paired the course with a Cote du Rhone. It worked fine, but in retrospect, I wish I had thought of Riesling as I believe it would have been a compelling match up.

. . . . . Pete

 

[Rahsaan]

originally posted by Peter Creasey:
I had real white asparagus (read: shipped in from Germany)

How is that more real than white asparagus from the US?

Different growing methods?

 

[Salil Benegal]

originally posted by Peter Creasey:

Speaking of how well German pairings will of course go with Riesling, I had real white asparagus (read: shipped in from Germany) the other night with perhaps the best wienerschnitzel I have ever had and I paired the course with a Cote du Rhone. It worked fine, but in retrospect, I wish I had thought of Riesling as I believe it would have been a compelling match up.

. . . . . Pete

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