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Cheese & Chocolate
Great on their own. Amazing together. Cheese and chocolate both have bold, creamy, and nutty notes and, when paired together, enhance each other’s flavors. Use this cheat sheet to find the best pairings.
Pairings
made simple
Cheese Chocolate
ALPINE/SWISS STYLE
Like Lionza or Holey Cow

Milk chocolate

White chocolate

Dark chocolate (70% or greater cacao) with almonds or hazelnuts

BLUE CHEESE

Dark chocolate (75-90% cacao)

Chocolate with orange, cherry, ginger, or mango

BRIE STYLE

Milk chocolate

White chocolate

Dark chocolate

Chocolate with dried fruits or nuts

CHEDDAR
All

Dark chocolate (75% or greater cacao)

Chocolate with roasted nuts, caramel, or dried berries

COLBY

Milk chocolate

White chocolate

Dark chocolate

Chocolate with dried fruits

DRY JACK

Dark chocolate (80% cacao)

Chocolate with spices like black pepper or cardamom

FARMHOUSE STYLE
Like Toma or Carmody

Milk chocolate with dried fruits or nuts

Dark chocolate (70-80% cacao)

Chocolate with spices like cardamom, black pepper, or chilies

GOUDA
Aged

Dark chocolate (75-85% cacao)

Chocolate with seal salt and caramel

Dark or milk chocolate with roasted nuts

HISPANIC STYLE
Like Oaxaca or Panela

Milk chocolate

White chocolate

Mexican chocolate with spices

Chocolate with roasted nuts

ITALIAN STYLE
Like Estero Gold

Milk chocolate

Semi-dark chocolate (65% cacao)

Dark chocolate-dipped pineapple

Chocolate with almonds or hazelnuts

MEDITERRANEAN STYLE
Like Halloumi-style Grilling Cheese or Hand-braided String Cheese
MIDDLE EASTERN STYLE
Like Paneer or Nabulsi

Melted dark chocolate

Nutty chocolate spreads like Nutella

Chocolate infused with chilies

MONTEREY JACK

Milk chocolate

White chocolate

PASTA FILATA STYLE
Like Mozzarella or Burrata

Milk chocolate

Dark chocolate

Nutty chocolate spreads like Nutella

RACLETTE STYLE
Like Wagon Wheel or San Geronimo

Melted dark chocolate (80% or greater cacao)

Melted milk chocolate for adult s’mores

Dark chocolate bars with orange liqueur for sweetness or chilies for spice

SOFT FRESH
Like Ricotta or Fromage Blanc

Dark, milk or white chocolate with chopped nuts like pistachios

Chocolate with dried fruit like berries

Chocolate with orange or cherry liqueur flavors

WASHED RIND STYLE
Like Red Hawk, Nicasio Square, or Golden Gate

Semi-dark chocolate (60% cacao) with dried fruit (mango, raisin, currant, cherry, fig, plum, or cranberry)

Semi-dark chocolate (60% cacao) with roasted nuts

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