Poll: is caviar the ultimate food pairing for Champagne?

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Is caviar the ultimate food pairing for Champagne?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Ew

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I can’t believe I went 26 years without trying actual caviar. I’ve had numerous types of roe over the past few years, but never the legitimate stuff until last night while dinning at Autre Monde. Upon the first taste of our paddlefish caviar, I was hooked. I’ve heard about Champagne and caviar being a classic pairing, but is it as spectacular as I’ve heard? I can’t wait to splurge on a whole tin of the stuff and go to town with a nice bottle of bubbly.

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For me it’s a texture thing. Just something that isn’t appealing to me, so it’s not the perfect pairing for me. But now I’m craving a burrata dish and champagne.

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you still haven’t had it.

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Fried chicken. End discussion.

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I really like blanc de blanc champagne with nigiri sushi or sashimi

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Great fries.

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Mark, when you say “legitimate”, it’s not paddlefish, it’s sturgeon from the Black Sea. Beluga, sevruga, and oesetra are the quality levels (I may have the last two flipped.

For me, I agree that it’s a rock star combo.

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Charlie, my ultimate pairing with fried chicken is Verdelho Madeira.

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Open discussion: Soft scrambled eggs with shaved white truffles.

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This. Also oysters

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Also this

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I’m with Charlie. Selosse and Harold’s can’t be beat.

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also cold roasted game birds (like day after from fridge).
Big + on the fried chicken and the eggs/truffles
and oysters flirtysmile

I think caviar kills most Champagne. The REAL pairing for caviar is ice cold vodka.
The end.

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True Belgian frites.

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Osetra and Melon de Bourgogne is a beautiful combo.

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+1

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Popcorn!

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+1

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Patè!

The acidity and dryness of the champaign are perfect for the richness of the patè.

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It’s a draw- Fried chicken and truffle popcorn.