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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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Which foods match best with tawny port?

Which foods match 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.

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