Do you match your drink to your meal?

[purplepoppy]

We all know that certain wines and beers pair with different foods. But when you're just having an everyday meal do you give any thought to your accompanying drink? I tend to just have a lemonade or water with most meals. I'm not a fan of hot drinks with food.

[Chazmatazz269]

Occasionally i do. I LUV bloody marias with breakfast! The cocktail, not battered women named “Maria”. Also, i rarely drink anything except a mildly sweet beer with Buffalo wings. A beer goes great with a burger too. I don’t drink much wine, but i have a couple of friends who like to make charcuterie trays and they’re very good at matching their meats and cheeses with wines. So i always accept their recommendations. More often than not i drink water with most meals. It goes with everything that isn’t terribly greasy, and it’s good for me too!

[Lliam]

Nah. I rarely drink alcohol with meals unless we're on a picnic or having a fancy meal. If I decide to have wine, I just choose what I like. I prefer bold reds. Maybe some late harvest wine or port with dessert.

Chilled white wines, prosecco and good roses are tasty and go well with appetizers.

But I don't pair wines with food.

[FreyaRed]

Yes, wines. Otherwise no. However there are universal drinks which fit to every food like Cherry juice with sparkling water, Coke in 0,3l bottles of Schweppes bitter lemon.

[420Rachel]

I don’t like beer or wine so no. 😂 and I usually just drink water when I go out to eat anyway.

[Jaximus-Lion]

Yes i do. It's a part of being a chef, especially the wines. Daily basis! I mean am not gonna have any alcoholic drink when i habe to work the day after, it mess with my sleep. So tea at night (red tea)

[mstbooblover]

Not really, but when I have my main meal around 14h-15h, I like a glass of red wine or plain water from the tab. Never sodas. Same when going to a restaurant where I still sometimes ask for advice from the waiter.

[bowenw]

I generally do if wine is being served, but generally I have a cold drink, like cranberry cocktail with most meals - coffee and orange juice with breakfast.

[bean2k21]

Yeah, it's just weird to pair a red wine with seafood or a steak with a white wine. it's like putting ketchup on a plate of spaghetti. I should probably put this in my slave training manual.

[Reece12345]

I'm an alcoholic. I'll take all the food but no booze. (And don't get me wrong, they all look great!)

[20yearsolder]

Nope, I just drink what I like. I'm not a wine snob. I don't know what pairs with what. I may have tea, iced. I might have soda or I might have water

[AviatorTom]

Wine gets paired with the meal. Other drinks... whatever I'm in the mood for at the time. I often have just water with a meal.

[exitseven]

I drink milk with breakfast, Pepsi or Gatorade with lunch and with supper it is whatever I feel like having

[SnowedIn]

Almost never. Either an ice cold glass of moscato or a really cold coke.

[Ill_made_Knight]

Nah, last alcohol I had was a decade ago in the UK... I think my British companions were trying to drink the Texan under the table... the weapon of choice was Newcastle Brown.

[oddwaffle]

Sometimes but honestly I love beer and tend to go with beer. However, beer is really laid back so you can mix it with almost anything.

[Wise4myage]

Usually no. I mostly drink milk or water with my meals.

[Paul_in_Indy]

I absolutely do. With Eggs Benedict, I make a light roast coffee. For pancakes, I like a dark roast.

[MrOracle]

Fortunately, Pepsi goes well with everything.

[HighValue]

I have milk with pretty much everything unless I got fast food, then I usually have a soda.

[HippieVeganJewslim]

I drink no alcohol, nor eat turkey/roast beef/seafood meat, so no. I like non-alcoholic Sekt/champagne to go with any food.

[TacosRAwesome]

I usually get water unless they have fancy lemonade.

[jamesgoldman]

I drink scotch, that goes with anything and everything

[Walrus_au]

Nope, I match my drink too my liquor cabinet, and my liquor cabinet too my tastes and budget.

[Pete671]

Cheap cider with a few slices of elephant leg in a pitta bread,,,

[Iron_Man]

Are order Soda or special occasion piña colada

[Mark987]

No never... I don't like alcohol with my food

[Sparkie460]

Coffee goes with everything. At night for dinner I'll change it up and have coke or iced tea

[God_of_Thunder]

Everything --> Pepsi

[XXblack88]

Nope didn't even know you could do that

[douride2]

Mostly I just drink water.

[Anonymous]

Water generally. Apple or orange juice.

[CoolCatMar1]

Nooo why? It's not that necessary

[alcorriher]

i dont drink. but no 😂

[Andres77]

Beer goes with everything

[annabananna]

The rare occasion I drink I will match my wine.

[Gilgalad]

I'll take the roast beef.

[KerriH]

Never

[Delphier232]

Rosé

[AsaKyo]

Sometimes

[Akam93]

Not at all.

[Fuentes]

No I'm a man

[Pterodon]

Usually

[jimmy2]

Just beer