4 delicious apple and cheese pairings

Apples and cheese are an unexpected, but often delicious food pairing. The richness of cheese and the sweetness of apples can balance or enhance the flavour, and there are several proven apple and cheese pairings that make a delicious snack. Check out four of them below.

• Blue cheese is one of the most pungent types of cheeses out there, so it needs to pair with one of the sharpest-flavoured apples: the Granny Smith.
• The Granny Smith is well known for its tart but sweet taste. Its strong flavour holds up to the funk of blue cheese, which is known to overpower the flavour of other sweet foods.
• A good blue cheese to try with Granny Smiths is Cambozola, which is one of the lightest varieties with a subtle boldness, rather than something strong like Roquefort.

• Cheddar cheese often has a strong flavour, but it is one of the least offensive cheeses.
• The Jonagold is a very sweet fruit, and when many people imagine the flavour of an apple, they bring to mind that of the ripe Jonagold.
• These apples pair well with cheddar, which is often very creamy and flavourful.
• They have flavours of balanced strength, but the sweetness of the apple can cut through the creaminess of the cheese.
• One variation on this combination is to make a pie of Jonagold apples, and top it with melted cheddar cheese.

• One of the creamiest and most decadent cheeses is brie, a French delicacy that is often enjoyed plain or on crackers.
• An ideal apple pairing for this soft cheese is Fuji apples, which are mild but juicy.
• Pairing a Fuji apple with brie is a good match because the juiciness of the apple can help wash down the rich, thickness of the cheese.
• The mildness of brie's flavour allows the apple flavour of the Fuji to come through.

• Braeburns are red apples known for their spiciness and zesty flavour. Thus, they are a good match for the pepper jack cheese, which is a monterey jack made with hot peppers inside.
• The pepper jack cheese matches the zing of the apples, and neither will overpower the other.
• Try melting pepper jack cheese on a sandwich, and adding Braeburn apples.

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