Today in the world there is a huge variety of cheeses. Some varieties are so affordable and simple that even an inexperienced housewife can easily cope with the preparation. And for the preparation of some exquisite varieties, the coordinated work of a team of professionals is required. Cheeses are added to various snacks, and also served as an independent dish. If you like this product, be sure to try the cheese with honey. This perfect combination not only allows you to reveal all the aromas and tastes, but is also very healthy. In the national culinary traditions of different peoples of the world, you can find many interesting recipes based on the tandem of cheeses and honey.
Gourmet Delicacy - Blue Cheeses
If the growth of blue-green mold on cheese makes you bewildered, do not rush to draw final conclusions. Believe me, noble blue cheese is not in vain considered a delicacy. The main thing is to be able to properly serve this product, choosing the right components for it.
If you want to impress your guests with an unusual snack, but don’t know what kind of cheese is eaten with honey, opt for one of the varieties with mold. It can be dorbl, donable or gorgonzola. There are other varieties, but it is unlikely to get them in a regular supermarket. Cut the cheese into cubes of about 1.5 cm, spread on a flat plate. Serve liquid aromatic honey. Food lovers say that expressive-tasting blue cheeses are combined even with rich honey such as buckwheat.
Cheese plate
Cheese with honey is often served in the best restaurants. Different types of whetstones are spread on a wide dish, and honey is either watered over the cheese or served in a flat bowl. To observe the subtleties of serving, follow a simple rule. Delicate varieties with a delicate taste spread dishes on one side, more saturated and vibrant on the other. It is also better to eat cheese in this order, moving from varieties with a neutral taste to those that have the most expressive. Be sure to submit small skewers to this appetizer so that guests do not have to get their hands and clothes dirty with dripping honey. Roasted nuts are also perfect for a cheese plate .
Italian marinated ricotta
Legends go about the Italians' love for cheese. What can I say, the inhabitants of the sunny Apennines simply can not live without cheese! Why not spy on them an exquisite recipe in which cheese and honey play the main batch?
For example, pickled ricotta, which is simply adored in Italy, can be prepared independently.
It will take about 500 g of cheese. Drain, gently place the heads in a container. Mix 100 ml of olive oil with a tablespoon of honey, add the juice of half a lemon, a few leaves of basil. Pour in cheese and leave for 2 days. Serve such cheese with honey and nuts. You can use walnuts or pine nuts, almonds or cashews.
French camembert
The French are not inferior to Italians. They just love cheeses. Eating them in France is turned into a whole ritual, whose name is "antreme". This word translates as “between dishes”.
After taking the main course, the French prefer to serve cheese, walnuts, honey and fruits. It is not only good for health. The task of such a snack is also in the fact that it prepares the taste buds for the next stage - the dessert, which serves as the most delicate soufflé or exquisite meringues.
Want to surprise your guests with a real French delicacy? Make sure to cook cheese with honey! Use the following recipe.
Prepare a few camembert heads. Cut off the tops from them and remove the pulp with a spoon so that cups are formed from the heads. Mash the pulp with a fork, add a handful of finely chopped nuts and fill it with “cups”. Before serving, pour in each tablespoon of liquid honey. For this purpose, a delicate, but fragrant “herb” is best suited.
Brie baked in honey-nut sauce
And this delicacy is perfect for a romantic dinner. It contains rosemary - a strong aphrodisiac that wakes tenderness in the soul. For two servings you will need 2 heads of brie (125 g each), a couple of spoons of neutral olive oil, a sprig of rosemary, half a glass of walnut kernels and 2 tbsp. l liquid honey.
Put the cheese on the deco, oil on all sides. On the top, make a few cuts and sprinkle with rosemary leaves. Bake in the oven for 7 minutes. While the cheese is cooked, grind the nuts and bake in a pan. Immediately after you take the cheese out of the oven, transfer the heads to the plates, sprinkle with nuts and pour honey. Such a dish is served warm, so prepare cheese with honey in advance so that it can cool to room temperature.
Suitable drinks and wine
If you plan to serve guests cheese with honey and coffee, give preference to good custard varieties. Noble cheese and budget coffee from the sticker is an eerie bad manners. Wine is also in perfect harmony with this appetizer. How to choose wine for a grade of cheese? The following illustration will help you remember the most successful combinations.
Nuts and fruits
You can combine different nuts with cheeses. Of course, this largely depends on your taste. Try, experiment, look for the perfect proportions and combinations. Many food lovers agree that roasted nuts are in harmony with cheeses, creating stunning alliances.
But you can not just be limited to nuts. Serve grapes, apples, quinces, plums, pears, figs with cheese with honey. Dried fruits are in perfect harmony with similar appetizers. You can not only lay out the components on the dish, but also come up with unusual compositions. For example, soft cheese mixed with honey and nuts can stuff large prunes or spread it on slices of nectarine.