I leave it up to you to pair Anna de Cordorniu cavas or Tsingtao beer with vegetarian Chinese hot pot...well the formers are classier especially the center one brut Blanc de Blanc reserve is bubbly happy with well smooth notes of banana cream, vanilla and hint of clover that adds small punches to your taste buds. Why do I need that for my vegetarian hot pot? The greens, the lotus root, tofu (fresh or rehydrated), udon, oily noddle are cooked in extremely favorable broth and suddenly turn into a bowl of hearty ramen or udon noodle. This cava has the ability to bring out the creaminess of the starch from the noodle, enriching the whole meatless experience. No need to explain, Tsingtao goes well with almost all Chinese food and can sooth your mouth from volcanic temperature with the icy contrast in this case!
Sunday, September 9, 2018
Cava, Tsingtao Beer and Vegetarian Hot Pot
My obsession with food stemmed from a very younger age when I grew up in Hong Kong, the culinary capital of Asia. Since I could remember, my family in Hong Kong ate out a lot and often went to any random local seafood restaurant, picked a live, swimming fish from the large fish tank (sometimes from a plastic bucket if the fish just arrived from the fishmonger), and asked the chef to steam the fish as one of the many dishes we ordered for dinner.
After I moved to US many years ago, I wasn't entirely convinced that Chinese food seems to pair well only with Riesling or Gewürztraminer, and started experimenting wine pairings with various styles of Chinese food. I am pleasantly surprised that I have been able to do some amazing pairings, impressing myself and my enthusiastic friends. To happily share the results of all these "experiments" and passion about cooking and eating Chinese food, this blog was born.
P.S. I passed the WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust) intermediate exam in December 2012 and completed the CSWS Intermediate Level Course in 2018.
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