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Western food philosophy centers around "complimenting", pairing flavors that are similar in nature (dark, robust wine with red meat, etc.)

Eastern food philosophy centers around contrast, a balanced mixture of bold and contrasting flavors: sweet, savory, spicy, etc.

Which philosophy do you like better.

>> No.6070025

>>6070008
That's not right.
Complimentary can mean opposing, but it a way that reflects and highlights the good aspects of each other. Look up complimentary colors. They are opposite each other on a color wheel. Red wine with red meat white wine with white meat is an oversimplification of the idea that many wines can overpower many foods.

>> No.6070035

>>6070008
Why can't you pair dessert wines with chocolate?

>> No.6070044
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6070044

>>6070008
>mixing starches
absolute pleb
>sweet and salty-savory
bad news, you are addicted to sugar and have no palate


pic related, how to compose a meal.

>> No.6070060

>>6070035
you can
that image is terrible
the thing about pairing dessert wines with chocolate is there are a lot of similar flavors in general, and it can be difficult to evaluate and ensure a balance without doing a tasting.

>> No.6070158

>>6070008
>Eastern food philosophy centers around contrast, a balanced mixture of bold and contrasting flavors: sweet, savory, spicy, etc.

They're not really mutually exclusive, western food philosophy involves pairing foods by shared aspects of their aroma, chinese food philosophy involves balancing basic tastes sweet/sour/bitter/salty/umami as well as pungency and texture in a complementary way that brings out the best aspects of each item.

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6070170

>>6070008
>winefolly.com

Folly indeed

>> No.6070173

>>6070008
I very much dislike this shittily designed image.

>> No.6070175

>>6070008
>>6070173

What the fuck is wrong with graphic designers today?

>> No.6070176

>merlot

Goes with everything on the bottom. The fuck?

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6070187

>sherry
>dessert wine

Have these idiots ever heard of oloroso, palo cortado, manzanilla, ....?

Anyone who automatically pictures a bottle of bristol's irish creme when they hear the word "sherry" has no business trying to make educational wine charts, and should preferably just be kicked in the nuts

>> No.6070197

>>6070173
>>6070175
In all fairness, it is a difficult thing to put into an image. If you really wanted to get into the nitty gritty of flavor pairing with an image, it would look like a madman's schematic that would have a compendium of footnotes and side notes.

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>>6070197
Not really. They just suck.

>> No.6070215

>>6070203
That's just a chart with some examples. Think about what an image would look like if it was trying to convey the "rules" of how perceived flavor compounds relate to and react with each other.

>> No.6070237

>>6070215
Whatever they were trying to convey was lost in their mess of lines and eye cancer. At least the example foods gives you something.

>> No.6070309

>>6070237
I don't disagree. That's why I said any single image trying to represent detailed pairing would look like a madman's schematic.

>> No.6070658

>>6070309
Pairings would be better illustrated by taking a couple of the major pairing compounds and doing a venn diagram around matching foods and wines.

>> No.6070679

>>6070008
People seem to have a problem with that image, but the pairings are pretty much dead-on in my opinion.

Full disclosure, a choice ribeye from Kroger, a baked potato with sour cream and chives, and the cheapest Cabernet Sauvignon is pretty much my ideal dinner.

Like...I'd rather have that than go to an expensive steakhouse for free. I tell my girlfriend to save her time and money, and just give me $30 for my birthday so I can treat myself.

>> No.6070680

>>6070679
Doesn't have to be wine, though. I would also take a six pack of some dark beer. I like pretty much anything as long as it's black as coffee.

Beers that come to mind: Rasputin, 1554, Guinness Extra Stout