- Drink
- A light unoaked white, or a dry roseFresh cheese is delicate and lactic; the drink should refresh, not compete.
- Driving
- Still water with lemon, or a light herbal teaFresh cheese is best with something that gets out of the way.
- Eat with
- Good bread, olive oil and a ripe tomatoFresh cheese is delicate. Anything assertive beside it simply wins.
Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.
Brocciu on Wikipedia
- Drink
- Gewurztraminer, or a Trappist aleA pungent washed rind overpowers most reds. An aromatic white or a yeasty strong ale meets it instead.
- Driving
- Strong dark-roast coffeeOne of the few drinks with enough presence not to be flattened.
- Eat with
- Dark rye, boiled potatoes and cornichonsThe pungent ones want starch to carry them and vinegar to cut them, never sweetness.
Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.
Niolo on Wikidata
- Drink
- Sauternes or a late-harvest whiteSweetness against salt is the whole principle of pairing a blue, and sheep's milk brings extra fat to cut.
- Driving
- Strong black tea, unmilkedTannin does the cutting that the wine's structure would.
- Eat with
- Walnut bread, honey or a ripe pearSweetness and nut against salt and mould — the same principle as the wine, on a plate.
Derived from the milk and the style of the cheese, not from local custom. A local will have opinions.
Bleu de Corse on Wikidata