Comments on: pomegranate wine pairing

Question: pomegranate wine pairing

whatzit — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:46:49 -0800

Wine pairing: what un-pretentious snacks go with pomegranate wine and a silly movie? Bonus points are not given for "hard to find" or "time consuming."

By: Class Goat

Class Goat — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:51:48 -0800

Havarti on crackers.

By: Greg Nog

Greg Nog — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:52:04 -0800

I bet the tartness of the wine would go hell of well with some sharp cheese popcorn. Or really, just the sharpest cheddar you can find, sliced and eaten atop Triscuits.

By: Eringatang

Eringatang — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:54:32 -0800

I would try chocolate covered pretzels

By: fiercekitten

fiercekitten — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:56:21 -0800

Cooler Ranch Doritos.

By: owhydididoit

owhydididoit — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:57:59 -0800

baba ghanouj and/or hummus with pita bread.

By: X4ster

X4ster — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:01:42 -0800

Almonds, plain simple raw or roasted almonds. Pistachios would be OK too.

By: Lyn Never

Lyn Never — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:09:29 -0800

Oven-baked french fries (or tater tots) and a brie or camembert with pepper crackers.

By: Stewriffic

Stewriffic — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:13:03 -0800

Hot Cheese Popcorn!

By: Inspector.Gadget

Inspector.Gadget — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:30:22 -0800

"I bet the tartness of the wine would go hell of well with some sharp cheese popcorn."

channeling Roast Beef of Achewood?

By: TheNewWazoo

TheNewWazoo — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:43:44 -0800

How about good ol' Alton Brown's Fromage Fort? You can either clean out your fridge of all your old leftover cheese or have 15 minutes of fun shopping for random cheeses, and it's goddamned tasty.

By: hazel

hazel — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:55:09 -0800

Spicy Oven Roasted Chickpeas
(never made them myself, but i've been curious to try...supposed to be pretty easy)

By: cabingirl

cabingirl — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:35:00 -0800

If you can't find the Hot Cheese Popcorn that Stewriffic links to, and you do have a Walgreen's nearby, you might be able to find this Hot Cheese Popcorn, which I affectionately call "crack corn".

By: evalenza

evalenza — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:37:49 -0800

slices of grilled halloumi cheese with crusty bread. crispy, gooey, really easy to make- just slice and fry til crispy in an ungreased non-stick pan.
my australian/brazillian buddy swears by it for all occasions.

By: whatzit

whatzit — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:33:34 -0800

In the end it's going to be plain old microwave popcorn. If I weren't in Japan, the orange colored cheese popcorn would totally win. If it weren't absolutely pissing outside, making driving or bicycling a miserable experience, I'd be all over the hummus. Hopefully I can follow up on these another time.

By: whatzit

whatzit — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:35:09 -0800

Also, I was really hoping to see that the Fromage Fort involved making a castle out of cubes or other small shapes of leftover cheeses. Imagine my disappointment to find there's a food processor involved.