{"id":30113,"date":"2017-04-24T00:25:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T04:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=30113"},"modified":"2019-07-23T11:42:57","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T15:42:57","slug":"great-28-pairings-cheese-coconut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/great-28-pairings-cheese-coconut\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great 28 Pairings: Cheese + Coconut"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Great 28 is featured in our Cheese+ 2017 issue<\/a>. Check out 27 other pairings here<\/a>.<\/em><\/h4>\n

Nobody was surprised to find \u201ccoconut everything\u201d on Whole Foods Market\u2019s 2017 food trends list<\/a>. After all, in the past decade coconut water has grown from a niche item sought by a few electrolyte-thirsty consumers to a retail MVP available in several flavors and peddled by dozens of brands.<\/p>\n

The beverage\u2019s popularity has surged along with pantry staples such as coconut oil, coconut sugar, and, more recently, coconut flour\u2014which is gluten-free and has thus spawned a slew of packaged foods, including chips, tortillas, and energy snacks. Coconut has become a key player in the alt-dairy industry as well: Its snow-white flesh is transformed into coconut milk, butter, yogurt, ice cream, and cheese.<\/p>\n

The craze stems in part from its exotic evocations of faraway desert islands. The fuzzy spheres\u2014botanically classified as drupes, not nuts\u2014come from the coconut palm, which thrives in humid tropical regions. Domesticated coconuts with a higher meat-to-shell ratio than wild are cultivated primarily in Indonesia, the Philippines, and India.<\/p>\n

Calorie-dense coconut oil was long vilified because it\u2019s high in saturated fat\u2014until researchers learned that saturated fat from minimally processed plant sources affects the human body differently than the saturated fat from animals. Now considered a superfood, toothsome, pulpy coconut meat is rich in manganese and fiber and also a good source of copper and iron. As for complementary cheese pairings, coconut\u2019s nutty, refreshing notes play up the natural sweetness in curds of all stripes.<\/p>\n

Coconut Chips<\/h2>\n

When seeking out coconut chips\u2014dehydrated or toasted slivers of raw coconut meat\u2014look for brands without added sugar. (It\u2019s overkill, as the snacks are naturally sweet.) The chips go hand in hand with a creamy aged goat\u2019s milk blue with mild funk; the coconut\u2019s roasty notes mingle well with the earthy cheese. Or opt for squeaky cow\u2019s milk curds\u2014mild and creamy, they boost the flavors in the tropical, nutty crisps, creating a portable snack.<\/p>\n

Recommended Pairings<\/em><\/p>\n

Avalanche Cheese Company Midnight Blue<\/a> + coconut chips<\/p>\n

Haystack Mountain<\/a> Cheese Curds + coconut chips<\/p>\n

Coconut Jam<\/h2>\n

Coconut jam\u2014srikaya<\/em> in Indonesian\u2014is to Southeast Asia what lemon curd is to the UK: a decadent, slow-cooked fruit spread that enlivens everything it touches. Intensely sweet and custardy, it calls out for firmer cheeses with nutty umami notes to check cloying tendencies\u2014the citrus hints in Pleasant Ridge Reserve<\/a> are a brightening bonus. Even better are wedges boasting a crumbly texture and tyrosine crystals for textural interplay. A dab of coconut jam on a shard of Reypenaer Gouda had one taster raving, \u201cIt\u2019s like coconut-butterscotch candy with a salted finish\u2014seriously addictive!\u201d<\/p>\n

Recommended Pairings<\/em><\/p>\n

Uplands Cheese Company Pleasant Ridge Reserve<\/a> + coconut jam<\/p>\n

Reypenaer V.S.O.P. 2-Year-Old Gouda<\/a> + coconut jam<\/p>\n

Coconut Beer<\/h2>\n

Coconut\u2019s tropical flavors can now be found in beer\u2014usually in darker, cocoa-dosed brews such as porter and stout. The powerful chocolate-coconut and caramelized malt flavors in these suds scrub the palate clean between bites of fudgy Stilton, which \u201chas a pineapple flavor to it,\u201d says Elisa Orcajada, market manager at Meat & Cheese Farmshop<\/a> in Aspen, Colo. \u201cThe beer cuts through the cheese\u2019s creaminess, and Stilton\u2019s funk balances the sweet, chocolate flavors quite unexpectedly,\u201d she says. Or try salty cheddar styles. Lincolnshire Poacher<\/a>, for one, brings a subtle vanilla-tinged, island-fruit sweetness to the bar\u2014aloha! <\/p>\n

Recommended Pairings<\/em><\/p>\n

Stilton PDO + coconut beer<\/p>\n

Lincolnshire Poacher<\/a> + coconut beer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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