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Which foods pair best with tawny port?

Which foods pair best with tawny port?

Posted on September 10 2014 at 13:52

We rarely think of tawny port as a flexible pairing for food. We serve it with stilton, obviously and with hard cheeses like cheddar, with nuts and dried fruits and over Christmas with fruit cake and mince pies but that’s usually as far as it goes.

Tags: chocolate truffles roasted chestnuts biscotti panforte bitter chocolate dark chocolate chocolate parmesan Gouda Manchego Ossau Iraty partridge pheasant game roast lobster food:fish & shellfish prunes balsamic vinegar foie gras ginger ginger pudding ginger cake cheesecake crème brûlée dried fruit compote compote of dried fruits tarte tatin pear tatin banana tatin apple tatin pecan pie nut tart walnut tart almond tart pecans ham serrano ham jamon iberico air dried ham presunto terrine pâté chicken liver pâté chicken liver parfait duck liver parfait food:pork food:chicken & poultry almonds salted almonds food:soups & starters Queijo Serra bread pudding elvas plums figs crème caramel custard tart custard pastry natas pastel de nata sheep's cheese mince pies Christmas cake fruit cake nuts dried fruit blue cheese stilton food:fruit food:desserts & cakes cheese drink:sweet & fortified wine port tawny port 10 year old tawny 20 year old tawny Christmas
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Blue cheese and preserved plums

Blue cheese and preserved plums

Posted on December 21 2013 at 10:03

A lovely serving suggestion from Trine Hahnemann's inviting book Scandinavian Christmas. The preserved plums couldn't be simpler.

Tags: Late Bottled Vintage port port drink:sweet & fortified wine plums food:fruit blue cheese food:cheese LBV port
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Cherries (and plums) with Central Otago Pinot Noir

Cherries (and plums) with Central Otago Pinot Noir

Posted on February 12 2020 at 12:25

One of the standard ways of devising a wine pairing is to pick out flavours in the wine and put them in the accompanying dish. Not too much or it can cancel out the flavour of the wine but done with skill, as it was by chef Des Smith at The Hunting Lodge, it’s pretty impressive.

Tags: pinot gris Central Otago pinot noir pinot noir drink:red wine pears plums cherries food:fruit food:chicken & poultry chicken liver parfait
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