If you’re not committed to handing out (and eating) Halloween candy and would prefer a sophisticated adult Halloween experience, check out these different types of Halloween cheese.
We don’t mean cheeses that look like pumpkins. Rather, these are year-round fine cheeses that happen to have bright Halloween colors or shapes.
Take a look, and pair the cheeses with your favorite wines. We promise you an experience that is all treat, no trick!
Halloween Cheeses For Lovers Of Fine Cheese: Part 1
These are very specific variations of the particular cheeses that make them perfect for Halloween.
English Cheddar
Irish Cheddar
Gouda
Here’s the complete article.
Halloween Cheeses For Lovers Of Fine Cheese: Part 2
Bloomy rind cheeses
Geotricum “brain” goat cheeses
Mimolette
Huntsman
Saxonshire
Here’s the complete article.
Plus:
Brebirousse d’Argental, silky and Brie-like
You Can Still Have Chocolate!
Since Halloween wouldn’t be the same without chocolate, bring some dark chocolate bars to the table. They pair well with cheese.
The bars can be plain or with:
Almonds or other nuts
Chipotle or other chiles
Dried fruits
> The history of cheese.
> Cheese glossary: the different types of cheese.
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[1] Brains and blood: cocktails with bites of brain-looking goat cheese with blood sausage on crostini. There’s a close-up of the cheese in the next photo (photos #1 and #2 © Vermont Creamery).
[2] Coupole goat cheese from Vermont Creamery is one big brain. Here’s how the ridges are formed.
[ ] Mimolette is a cheese produced around the city of Lille, France, that has the bright orange color of a pumpkin (photo © Murray’s Cheese).
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