Food We Love with Riesling
Get recipes and find out which cuisines taste best with this versatile wine
James Carrier
Riesling is hands-down the best food wine in the world. Its balance of intense acidity, minerality, and fruit makes it an especially good match for spicy foods and the mix of ethnic flavors popular in the West.
CUISINES
Almost all Asian (Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, and Indian); Southwestern; barbecue
SPECIFIC FOODS
Barbecued ribs and chicken
Cheese (especially asiago, cheddar, gorgonzola, gouda, gruyère)
Chicken
Chicken satay
Corned beef
Crab
Cured meats (salami of all kinds)
Dolmas
Eggplant
Eggs (deviled, frittatas, omelets, quiches)
Enchiladas (chicken and seafood)
Fried chicken
Green vegetables
Grilled fruit (apricots, peaches, pineapple)
Guacamole
Ham
Indian curries (chicken, seafood)
Onion rings
Plantains
Pork (especially pulled pork)
Root vegetables (rutabagas, turnips, yams)
Salads
Sausages (especially pork and poultry)
Shellfish of all kinds (lobster, prawns, scallops)
Sushi (especially with pickled ginger)
Tandoori chicken
Tomato chutney
Veal
