How To: Serve Blue Cheese

Blue cheese is an incredible vessel for pairings - especially if you're new to the blue! 

Blues almost always love being paired with something sweet - whether it's honey, maple syrup, jam/jelly or fresh fruit, sweetness with blue cheese really brings out the delicious fruity notes in the veining. The mold in the veining can sometimes be a little bitter, so adding something sweet is never a bad idea. Pears, strawberries, blueberries and apples are very common fruit pairings with blue, because they elevate the flavours of the blue! Also, blues are generally on the saltier side, so the sweetness helps mellow that out. 

Texturally, really creamy blues do great with a nice, crunchy cracker. Normally it's best to have a plain cracker when you want to show off your cheese, but flavoured crackers work really well with blues because it gives a little bit of sweetness, a great crunch, and a complimentary flavour. 

As for wine pairings, blue cheese pairs best with a medium-bodied red wine, but when pairing cheese with wines preference always comes first. Don't like red wine? You won't miraculously love because you're drinking it alongside blue cheese! Always approach pairings with your personal tastes in mind.