Out for a curry! drink bottle of wine or pint of lager ?

[autofocus]

Hi there,

I have asked a few friends this and there seems to be a pretty equal split.

When you got out and have a spicy meal at a Indian/Chinese/Thai restuarant, what do you have to drink ?

Do you have a bottle of wine, if so what colour ? or do you opt for a pint of something like Cobra ?

I personally have wine, my local restuarant sells a wine thats specially blended to suit spicy food and its superb.

What do you drink ??

Regards

Tim

[anonymous-user]

Chinese/Indian food = always beer. Though I say that about all food

[Ultuous]

Normally Cobra or similar for me, but I have to agree that the right wine with a Curry is pure class!

[Kays vRS]

I always go for a pint of something. I've never thought about having wine with a curry.

[sherman]

Always lager or a soft drink with curry. Wine and curry just doesn't work.

[Parsnip]

Another one for the lager here. I'm not a huge wine drinker anyway, but lager + curry just seems to go together.

[Sheets Tabuer]

I don't normally drink lager but I make an exception if I have a curry.

Curry can enhance a lager but destroy a wine in my opinion.

[calibrax]

Lassi. Completes the authentic experience

[alfa pint]

Depends on the company! Bunch of blokes is inevitably beer. Out with missus is inevitably wine.

Indian curry and wine don't really mix well. A Fitou or a peppery shiraz will go with a medium tomato based dish and maybe a viognier with something milder and creamy. If you like hot curries though, might as well drink the house red.

[Bob the Planner]

Both !

I don't agree that a curry destroys a wine. With an authentic northern indian dish a robust wine works really well. Not so with a fiery kerala or tamil nadu food. Rather depends on what style you are eating.

[Ultuous]

Exactly!

[Aydogflipper]

With chinese usually white wine.

With a curry from the indian lager everytime. Usually cobra or lal toofan.

[Ruttager]

curry at home = red wine (sometimes tastes great sometimes just doesn't work)

Curry in town = beer (whatever flavour they have always tastes good)

Hmmm, fancy a curry in town and beer now.

[Bullett]

Curry = Beer always.

[bobbylondonuk]

Curry = beer...especially the thick heavy indian variety

[Davey S2]

calibrax said:

Lassi. Completes the authentic experience

Most of the takeaways round here prefer Alsatian

[RDMcG]

Beer, no doubt about it.

[SVX]

A proper India Pale Ale is a fine addition to a really spicy red meat curry (such as Meantime India Pale Ale, weighing in at a cheeky 7.5% abv) or King Cobra (at a cheeky 8% abv) both work well.

[Kudos]

Are you ghey? Both!

[21TonyK]

I'd normally only go for beer with curry but if it's one of my own and made specifically mild or to focus on one spice then I'll go with wine. Having said that I tend to drink quite tannic reds which can stand up to most things bar a mouthful of chilis