[Snacks to go with alcohol] The scientific reason why beer tastes better cold and red wine tastes better at room temperature

The taste of alcohol changes greatly depending on your mental and physical state, the temperature, and the food you pair it with. Cold beer and lemon sours have a more pronounced bitter and sour taste, making them refreshing, but red wine and ale beers tend to have a more pronounced aroma and richness at room temperature.

When pairing food with sake, you can enjoy a good balance by matching the strength and ingredients of the flavor, or by supplementing any missing flavors. Drinking water between sips resets your tongue and makes it easier to discern the flavors. Also, getting too drunk dulls your sense of taste, so it's important to drink in moderation. Paying attention to the sake cup and aroma, and savoring it slowly, will allow you to enjoy the charm of sake to the fullest.

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The scientific reason why beer tastes better cold and red wine tastes better at room temperature

Perhaps a scientific analysis of the flavor of sake could reveal ways to make it taste even better. Sake journalist Kaori Haishi spoke with Takashi Hida, manager of Eurofins QKEN, which scientifically analyzes food flavors, about the ideal temperature for each type of sake and how to pair it with food.

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