Pairing Chocolate and Cheese
A Guide to Pairing Chocolate with Cheese
Pairing chocolate with cheese beautifully combines contrasting flavors and textures to create a balanced and indulgent experience. The sweet and rich notes of chocolate meet the savory and tangy essence of cheese, showcasing the unique profiles of each. The silky melt of chocolate either complements or contrasts with the creamy, crumbly, or stretchy textures of cheese. Whether you choose to pair the earthy bitterness of dark chocolate with nutty aged Gouda or the sweetness of milk chocolate with soft Brie, this culinary match invites endless creativity and exploration.
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Pairing Chocolate & Cheese Tips
When pairing cheese with chocolate, you want to use high-quality chocolates; low-quality blends may have hydrogenated fats which have replaced the cocoa butter. Look for chocolate blends with fewer ingredients, as these will provide the “truest” tasting experience.
You can contrast, compliment, and enhance both cheese and chocolate flavors when paired properly.
Complementing: Pursue cheese and chocolate blends which may not have the same characteristics, but are compatible.
Contrasting: Look for chocolate and cheese with completely different characteristics. You could take a spicy dark chocolate blend and out it up against mozzarella.
Enhancing: Pair cheese and chocolate which share similar characteristics.
A successful pairing will bring out all of the flavors in both the cheese and the chocolate blends. Neither flavor profile will be washed away, and depending on your desired outcome (contrasting vs. complementing vs. enhancing), you will taste sensational results.
Below you can find each cheese, and within each page you will be able to view cheeses in each family. This cheese and chocolate pairing selection is constantly in the works, and has the basic cheese info available currently. Read about your favorite cheeses below, and shop our extensive catalog and host your own chocolate and cheese pairing!