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So I'm in Burger King yesterday to pick up some carryout, and spied a chart giving folks suggestions on soft drink pairings for their sandos. Here's a web pic I found: clicky.
Is this proof that wine tasting culture has absolutely gone mainstream, or that this whole thing we love so much is just a little absurd? I say both. This message has been edited. Last edited by: indybob, -IB PSA: Please report gratuitous trolling/flaming immediately (little triangle at bottom right). |
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And, to answer the hecklers' first question, I had a small fry/ketchup, BK Veggie, and a large DC. Good pairing!
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What's a BK Veggie? I will seldom even eat the fresh veggies I grow at home. Not sure I would ever even think about trying one at BK. |
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 Here they come. . . -IB PSA: Please report gratuitous trolling/flaming immediately (little triangle at bottom right). |
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Thank you for your support of a Florida based company. You are to be commended. You might want to get help for that carb addiction though!  |
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You're welcome. They paid my weekend and gas money for two years in high school. Now about those Sprite pairings??? -IB PSA: Please report gratuitous trolling/flaming immediately (little triangle at bottom right). |
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First mistake...stopping into BK!
 
Lifes too short to drink bad wine!! crownliquors.net / msprinkle@crownliquors.net |
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but did you drink it out of the right stemware? I know that rediel makes a DC glass, but I have always felt that the bowl on the OR pinot glasses really focuses the interesting wet angry monkey flavors found in DC. Without that OR pinot glass, it just tastes like sweet soda to me.... G |
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So.......what's a BK Veggie?
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It's a veggie burger, made by morningstar farms, on a bun with regular burger condiments. No, it's not health food, but I like them, and for those of us who don't eat red meat, it's a way to get a burger fix from time to time. -IB PSA: Please report gratuitous trolling/flaming immediately (little triangle at bottom right). |
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"So I'm in Burger King yesterday to pick up some carryout, and spied a chart giving folks suggestions on soft drink pairings for their sandos. Here's a web pic I found:" Indy, Your first mistake was going to a Burger King and it went down hill from there. What matches well with Burger King? Pepcid!  |
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I thought Brunello was the perfect pairing with Pepcid? |
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A young Brunello is another great pairing with Pepcid. I agree.
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I personally think even wine pairing is a stretch, because with everything, I think it is purely subjective. Soda pairings? Water pairings? Coffee pairings?
To answer your original question - Yes, it has gone too far. ********************************************** "Asking government to fix this crisis is like asking the arsonist to put out the fire." -Thomas Sowell |
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I will only drink a '61 Cheval Blanc with my whopper, out of a styrofoam cup, of course.
*********** You never see crazy people walking the streets, screaming about atheism, do you? |
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Plz post notes Miles.-IB PSA: Please report gratuitous trolling/flaming immediately (little triangle at bottom right). |
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I find char broiled burgers pair better than burgers cooked on a flat grill for Zinfandel.
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Even though it's been years since I've eaten fried/nuked burgers, I always preferred BK over Mickey D's, but Harvey's over BK.
Do they have BYOS (Soda)? I like Brio, myself. ______________________________ Leave the gun...take the cannoli. |
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It's gone too far when they suggest wine pairings with Taco Bell.
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I just can’t understand why they would pair a Sprite with “The Angus.” I mean, it’s like pairing a white wine with a New York strip.
___________________________________________________ It's good to try them young too and then let them age - James Suckling Infanticide can be very satisfying - Robert Parker I drink mine young to avoid disappointments - James Laube |
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I think they ran out of stuff with chicken in it. They should have stuck their fish sandwich in that slot.  -IB PSA: Please report gratuitous trolling/flaming immediately (little triangle at bottom right). |
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I don't know about that. I've had a Sprite with the Angus a few times and it seemed to go quite well to me. "A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." Gerald Ford |
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Last night I paired Wandering Aengus Heirloom Blend Cider with a Quizno's Prime Rib Cheesesteak sub.
I don't know if that belongs in this thread, but I couldn't think of where else to post it.  |
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It's a wonderful restaurant! ------------------------------ "All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved." Matthew 10:22 www.winetarget.com |
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