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French Cheese Can Add A European Touch To Your Entertaining

France is certainly in the forefront ofa variety of gourmet shops. Try placing
cheese manufacturing, with over 500a bowl of chutney next to your cheese
varieties of cheeses that are made inplatter for guests to serve themselves.
this region alone! While many of theseFrench Cheese and Wine It is hard to
cheeses are of the soft variety, Frenchthink about the delicious French cheeses
cheeses can actually be a healthywithout considering which wine is the
alternative to some of the cheesebest pairing. Wine and cheese go
favorites that are frequently served intogether like peanut butter and jelly,
the United States. French cheeses arebut the question always becomes which
lower in fat while packing in the flavorwine is the right choice? Red wines are
because of the higher water content inoften the clear choice with French
soft cheeses that actually keeps the fatcheeses, but there are many white
count at a reasonable level. Theseselections that will work equally well.
delicious varieties of cheese can be aThe best rule of thumb to keep in mind
great choice for everyday, by using themis to avoid a wine that is too light to
in pasta dishes and sprinkled intomix with the pungent aromas and flavors
salads. They also work well forof the cheeses that you will be serving.
entertaining, on platters offering aIt is also a good idea to limit the
variety of cheeses with crackers andnumber of choices in cheeses that you
crusty breads for spreading. Frenchplace on your platter to ensure that the
Cheese and Other Foods French cheesesones you select will work best with your
make a nice complement to a number ofwine selection. Stronger cheese flavors
different types of food, includingwill require a more full-bodied wine,
breads, fruits and honey. Soft cheesessuch as a Cabernet Sauvignon or a
like the popular brie taste deliciousShiraz. On the other hand, softer
when paired with fruits likecheeses can be quite nice with a lighter
blackberries or figs. Blue cheeses workand fruitier wine like Beaujolais. When
well with a number of fruits, as well asin doubt about the right wine to serve
a variety of nuts for maximum flavor andwith your French cheese platters, ask
variety. Try a salad sprinkled with bluesomeone at your local liquor mart for
cheese and chopped walnuts for aadvice. Many of these stores will offer
delicious topping. Semi-hard Frenchwine experts that will answer all of
cheeses are delightfully paired withyour questions.
fruits like pineapple, kiwi andAnn Marier has written many articles on
cherries. Chutneys are another nicehealth issues and useful house and
complement to many of the cheeses today,garden Topics.
and you can make your own or buy them in



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