Stilton cheese
- cow milk
- blue
- Drink
- Vintage portThe English pairing, and for the same reason as Sauternes with Roquefort — sweetness and spirit against salt and blue mould.
- Driving
- Sweet black teaStrong tea with a little sugar mimics the port's weight without the alcohol.
- Eat with
- Oatcakes, and celeryOatcakes are dry and nutty enough not to be lost; celery is the traditional English foil, cold and bitter.
A classic pairing — settled enough that it belongs to the region.