Black River Cheese | Cheese Pairing (2024)

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What cheese pairs with what? ›

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Classic combinations with Roquefort include walnuts (plain or candied), figs, pears and endive. Conway will sometimes serve a wedge made by Gabriel Coulet, his favorite producer, with apricots, peaches or other stone fruits, or any fruit with a sweet-tart combination.

The opposing tastes of fat and protein in cheese vs. the acidity and tannin in wines are why these two foods pair together so well. The primary characteristics in wine, tannin and acidity, have been shown to scrape off fatty proteins from the tongue, making wine an ideal palate cleanser for protein-rich foods.

Cheese options – For the best grilled cheese, you want to use a combination of mozzarella (for its cheese pull and non-greasy melting qualities) with a flavoured cheese – because mozzarella actually has a very mild flavour. A good vintage cheddar or gruyere are my absolute favourites.

Veer from olive mixes speckled with dried red pepper flakes, really spicy pickled items, spicy meats, hot jellies, mustards, or chutneys, and even crackers with black peppercorns. While delicious, these accompaniments will linger on your palate and hinder your experience of the cheese in its natural state.

In France, Roquefort is often called the "King of Cheeses" or the "Cheese of Kings", although those names are also used for other cheeses.

1. Roquefort: Roquefort, one of the first blue cheeses, is made from ewe's milk and has the strongest smell and flavor of all the blue cheeses.

According to French cheese etiquette, it is usually served after the main course, before dessert and is often eaten instead of sweets. Roquefort is a world-famous blue cheese, traditionally made of sheep's milk and, probably, one of the best-known cheeses in France, along with Brie and Camembert.

Do you eat cheese first or drink wine first? ›

First, sip the wine to know what it tastes like; then, have a bite of cheese. Finally, sip the wine again to see what the cheese's taste does to the wine's taste.

The lighter notes of a Pinot Noir make it a versatile wine for pairing with cheese. Try pairing Pinot Noir with the nutty flavours of a medium-firm cheese like Gruyere or a hard cheese like Parmigiano Reggiano. You can Also pair a bloomy Camembert cheese with Pinot Noir or a mild washed rind cheese like Fontina.

Young cabernet with light tannins: choose aged cheeses—great options are included above for cheddar and gouda, Pecorino-style sheep's cheese and goat. Older cabernet with soft tannins: choose semi-firm cow's milk cheeses, such as aged cheddars, aged goudas, sheep's milk cheeses and Comté.

Rum, whisky & cognac pair well with sweeter cheeses

This includes hard, aged cheeses, like Gouda, Havarti cheeses and even blue cheese. Whisky and cognac also tend to have sweet and burned notes, which are perfectly suited to flavorful and slightly sweet cheeses.