How to pair Chinese foods with wine during Golden Week

What libation goes well with dim sum? Try a glass of champagne or a Riesling. - AFP

Champagne goes well with the mixed flavours of dim sum.

CHINESE cuisine can present a challenge when it comes to food and wine pairings, given that proteins like beef and seafish in varying degrees of salty, sweet and spicy aromas arrive at the same time. But with the national holiday, Golden Week, currently in full swing in a country where wine consumption is growing in explosive numbers, here’s a primer on how to pair Chinese dishes with the right wine.