Cheese and Coffee Pairing List

To some, cheese and coffee may seem like an odd pairing, or they may bring about a flavor palette that you aren’t interested in. However, there are a lot of great pairings for cheese and coffee and a lot of great ways that they complement each other. Let’s take a look in a little more detail and look at some cheese and coffee pairings that will have us wanting more and more each time.

Why Pair Cheese and Coffee?

Maybe understanding why we pair cheese and coffee will help us figure out hot to do it. For a lot of people, just like eating cheese and wine, it is basically being used to cut down on the acidity of the coffee. With coffee, just like a glass of wine, after you take that sip, you have almost a dry, chalky taste in your mouth, which is something that comes with the territory no matter how good of coffee you are drinking. To cut through that, a lot of people use milk, but you can also try cheese. You don’t have to put the cheese in the coffee, simply slice up a few slices and enjoy them while you also enjoy your warm cup of coffee.

What Cheese do I eat with Coffee?

You’ll be surprised at the choices you will have to pair with your coffee. It is suggested when you are looking for a good cup of coffee to pair with cheese, you want one that isn’t too bitter, isn’t too hot, and wasn’t burnt or overbrewed. You really want a cup that brings out the flavor of the bean and the roast.

Chevre is a great goat’s milk cheese that is made throughout the world. This goes great with coffee. This is because this cheese is so fresh and so tart that the smoothness of it really works with a good, dark cup of coffee like a Sumatra.

Gouda cheese is also great paired with coffee. You can pair Gouda with again a great cup of Sumatra coffee and it will really compliment the rich and sweet taste, which almost brings out a toffee taste to it.

Aged Gouda cheese is another great one to try with a cup of coffee. As a cheese ages it gets more distinct flavors. With the aged Gouda, try it with a medium bodied coffee or even straight espresso.

Blue Cheese is something that most people would turn their nose up at when it comes to coffee, but it is actually a great pairing. For blue cheese, and it’s intense flavor, you want a shot of espresso, pair the big ticket item with the other big ticket item.

-Written by Viktoria Carella