Comments on: Green curry prawns – an “impossible” pairing from the White House state dinner

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Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:05:05 +0000

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By: Thai Green Curry

Thai Green Curry — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 20:56:01 +0000

Why shouldn’t they have some curry prawns, it’s wonderful, I like the dish, too! But the chutneys sound actually, great as well.

Alex

By: In India, the prime minister toasts Obama with juice [Indian wine] | Dr Vino's wine blog

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:22:13 +0000

[...] The Obamas’ first state dinner was in honor of Indian Prime Minster Manmohan Singh and his wife. As you may recall, the White House wine steward tried to start an international conflagration by pairing a high-alcohol Grenache with green curry prawns. [...]

By: Thai Green Curry

Thai Green Curry — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 03:29:12 +0000

I didn’t know they had Green curry prawns on their menu, at the white house. I like that dish.

From Jane W

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British government tops up 39,500 bottle cellar | Dr Vino's wine blog — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:26:16 +0000

[...] cellar? The White House wine cellar is pretty small, less than 500 bottles, which has led to an (abysmally executed) ad hoc approach to formal dinners. But almost 40,000 bottles? That seems a little high, [...]

By: State dinner numero dos: Brut-al wine pairings | Dr Vino's wine blog

State dinner numero dos: Brut-al wine pairings | Dr Vino's wine blog — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:43:08 +0000

[...] his part, Daniel Shanks, the White House wine steward, tried once again to derail international relations with the wine pairings. When will they start color coding the [...]

By: The Party Crashers’ winery, 36 million bottles, $30k for KJ – sipped and spit - Out of Bottle

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:19:38 +0000

[...] the White House state dinner. And perhaps to the surprise of wine lovers, it wasn’t about the two typos and at least one disastrous food-wine pairing on the menu! Instead, it was about the “party crashers,” Tareq and Michaele Salahi, who waltzed [...]

By: Medsen Fey

Medsen Fey — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:28:33 +0000

Burn me as a heretic if you please, but I find the best pairing for a spicy curry dish like this is a mead (a honey-wine). Rabbit’s Foot meadery makes an excellent sweet mead. The B. Nektar meadery also produces some award winners. If you’ve not tried mead with curry, you’ve missed a treat.

By: bd

bd — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:42:55 +0000

presumptuous statement from someone who admittedly hasn’t even tried the wine… the ‘o7 beckmen estate grenache is 15.2% alc. smells of sweet cherry, finishes dry with a playful combo of dried cranberry and subtle spice. i happen to find it delicious. if the curry isn’t too overwhelming it would work well and really well with the smoked collard greens, like a light chateauneuf.

By: Tim Hanni

Tim Hanni — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:34:28 +0000

Balance the salt and acidity and you can serve a Cabernet with this “impossible” pairing. And I guarantee the additions will make the food taste better on it’s own. Wine and food pairing, especially at this ridiculous level of conjecture and imagination, is completely metaphorical. Doubt it? Come have lunch with me. Seriously. I will make green curry prawns and serve any wine you think ‘can’t possibly go with it.’

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Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:53:34 +0000

By: EastCoast Chris

EastCoast Chris — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:27:38 +0000

There are some really crisp Viogners from Virginia that would do fine with curry. Plenty of Riesling from Finger Lakes, NY, too. Or just go with some Kung Fu Girl Riesling from the Magnificent Wine Co.

By: Brigitte Armenier

Brigitte Armenier — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:35:42 +0000

Mike Veseth, Brooks “Ara” is a 50% blend Biodynamic vineyards, and Beckmen Vineyards is 100% biodynamic, Demeter-certified.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:15:06 +0000

Yes Dave, I can see your point: that American exceptionalism applies to wine and food pairings during state dinners.

But I’m less convinced by your eleventh hour Champagne, Port and pie tasting where everything magically “works” and the pies actually improve the Champagne. Sounds like the booze talking. . .

By: Dave McIntyre

Dave McIntyre — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:01:37 +0000

Brut sparkling does fine with a lot of desserts. You weren’t there. You don’t know. I just finished Thanksgiving dinner with a bunch of Champagnes, and although I opened a Graham’s 1997 Port with the pies (and yes, you may slam me for infanticide with that one, as it was – and I stress WAS – still young), I went back and tried the pumpkin, apple and cranberry/walnut pies with the (dry) sparkling wines, and —- sorry folks, but they worked just fine. They even kicked up a notch with the spice in the pies.