Water Is The New Wine: A Water Sommelier s Guide To Water And Food Pairings
Water, just like wine, can be paired with a number of foods, cuisines and meal courses.
Lakshitaa Khanna
Read Time: 3 min
Highlights
Different textures and kinds of water pair differently with food
India s first female Water Sommelier shares some tips
All of us have been asked whether we d prefer bottled or regular water in a restaurant and many of us opt for the former, as we believe it to be better. Till a few years ago, in India, bottled water was sold as mineral water, but thank heavens, the government decided to act and ask bottlers to differentiate between mineral and filtered drinking water, which is what most Indian bottled waters were. Water not only rejuvenates and cleanses the palate but acts an aperitif, whetting the appetite and prepares the diner for the culinary journey ahead. As Ganesh Iyer, India s first water sommelier so nicely puts it, water is the new and healthier wine and in the