Pairings
GEWURZTRAMINER (MEDIUM-BODIED WHITE WINE; VERY AROMATIC WITH TROPICAL FRUITS OF LYCHEE AND PASSION FRUIT AND PERFUMED FLOWERS)
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CHEESE, ESP. SOFT AND/OR STRONG/AGED (e.g., Camembert, Epoisses), MUENSTER, ROQUEFORT
ASIAN FOOD, ESP. SPICY (e.g., Hunan, Szechuan), AND ESP. WITH ALSATIAN GEWURZTRAMINER
CHINESE FOOD, ESP. WITH GERMAN AND/OR SWEETER GEWURZTRAMINER
CURRIES
GINGER
HAM
INDIAN FOOD, ESP. WITH GERMAN GEWURZTRAMINER
PORK, ESP. ROASTED
SAUSAGE
SMOKED FOOD, ESP. CHEESE (e.g., Gouda, mozzarella), FISH (e.g. salmon), MEAT, AND OTHER DISHES
SPICY FOOD (delicately to moderately spicy)
THAI FOOD (e.g., curries, Pad Thai), ESP. WITH GERMAN GEWURZTRAMINER
TURKEY
chicken, esp. stronger-flavored
cinnamon
duck, esp. Peking or roasted
foie gras, esp. with drier Gewurztraminer
fruit, esp. tropical (e.g., guava, mango, papaya, passion fruit, pineapple, etc.), and fruit chutney and salsa
onions, esp. sweet (e.g., onion tart)
paté, esp. duck liver
shellfish (e.g., crab, shrimp), esp. spicy preparations
Caribbean food
Cornish game hen
Creole food
Hunan food
Szechuan food
choucroute garni, esp. with Alsatian Gewurztraminer
cilantro
clams, esp. fried
clove
coconut
fish (e.g., monkfish, red snapper), esp. spicy preparations
garlic
gravlax and other cured foods
honey
lobster, esp. broiled or grilled
meat, white
pasta, esp. with garlic and olive oil
pepper, black or white
prosciutto, esp. with melon
rich-flavored dishes and sauces
roasted dishes
salad
salmon
salsa
sauerkraut
scallops
seafood, esp. stronger-flavored and/or fried
soy sauce
squash, winter
stir-fried dishes
sweet (slightly) dishes
sweet potatoes
veal, esp. roasted
vegetarian dishes and vegetables, esp. grilled