Juices are typically served either for breakfast or for lunch, and are rarely paired with a dinner. This is an unfortunate mistake. Juices can go extremely well with dinners, and can actually make your dinners taste better, similar to wine. And, just like wine, you have to know which juices go best with which meals. This is often a matter of taste, but there are some general rules involved.
All types of citrus juices tend to go best with seafood, especially orange juice, grapefruit juice, or passionfruit juice (or any juice that has a combination of the three). The citrus flavors don´´t overpower the seafood flavors, and actually help to bring out the flavor of the fish/shellfish. For example, select your favorite form these delicious shrimp recipes, and pair it with an orange/grapefruit juice.
Spicy Asian dishes (and Peruvian dishes) foods also go well with citrus juices, because the citrus tends to cut through the spiciness. In this case, a slighter sweeter citrus juice is the best option. For example, a sweet lemonade, or a strawberry-orange-grapefruit juice would be perfect when paired with a Thai red curry. You´ll notice the sweetness cuts right through the heavy spices.
Chicken and pork go well with slightly sweet juices, especially any of the berries. Kiwi and apple juices are also a great option, especially for pork. For example, a strawberrry blueberry juice would go perfect with a chicken breast covered in a light sauce. An apple-kiwi juice would go great with a pork tenderloin.
**Beef does not go particularly well with juices, and in this case, I recommend you stick to wine. There is nothing better than a nice Malbec with a big juicy steak!**
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