{"id":36734,"date":"2019-05-30T07:45:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-30T11:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=36734"},"modified":"2024-09-18T10:27:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T14:27:09","slug":"toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Toffee is Sweet on Cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"

A<\/span> decadent combination of<\/span> <\/span>caramelized sugar and butter, it\u2019s no surprise toffee is beloved <\/span>across the globe<\/span>. The sweet treat rose to prominence in England<\/span>\u2014the first entry of \u201ctoffee\u201d<\/span> <\/span>in the Oxford English Dictionary <\/span>appeared <\/span>in 1825<\/span>, though historians speculate it was in use much earlier\u2014<\/span>and <\/span>other <\/span>northern European countries <\/span>with well-established butter industries<\/span>. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Indeed, English toffee still evokes a certain style<\/span>, <\/span>though what that style is depends on where you\u2019re from. Americans, for example, often think of English toffee as containing <\/span>chocolate and nuts<\/span>, but most t<\/span>raditional English toffee recipes call for <\/span>only <\/span>butter and sugar<\/span>\u2014no mix-ins<\/span>. <\/span>To the British, t<\/span>he addition of chocolate and\/or nuts is <\/span>known as<\/span> <\/span>\u201c<\/span>buttercrunch<\/span>.\u201d <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

So why the name mismatch? Speculation suggests that American <\/span>candymakers<\/span> branded <\/span>buttercrunch<\/span> \u201cEnglish toffee\u201d due to its easily recognizable name. Regardless of whether you\u2019re enjoying <\/span>buttercrunch<\/span> or toffee, it\u2019s important to look for a rich brown color<\/span>\u2014which <\/span>signals the sugar caramelized correctly<\/span>\u2014<\/span>before you head to the cheese aisle. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Chocolate <\/span><\/b>Toffee<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/h3>\n

When two cherished candies come together, the results are doubly sweet<\/span>. Milk chocolate is the most <\/span>common mate for toffee\u2014m<\/span>atch its creaminess <\/span>with a<\/span> <\/span>firm <\/span>sheep\u2019s milk cheese<\/span> like <\/span>Ossau<\/span> <\/span>Iraty<\/span>;<\/span> The wheel\u2019s<\/span> notes <\/span>of fruit and brown butter <\/span>echo the sweetness of the milk chocolate. For dark chocolate lovers, consider something <\/span>bolder <\/span>like the <\/span>Dunbarton<\/span> <\/span>B<\/span>lue. This cellar-cured cheddar shot through with blue veining stands up well to <\/span>cacao<\/span>, while its <\/span>sharp<\/span> <\/span>bite echoes the <\/span>bar\u2019s <\/span>bitterness. <\/span> <\/span>
\n<\/b><\/p>\n

Ossau<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/b>Iraty<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/b><\/a>PDO <\/span><\/b>+ milk chocolate toffee<\/span><\/i> <\/span>
\nRoelli<\/span><\/b> Cheese <\/span><\/b>Haus<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/b>Dunbarton <\/span><\/b><\/a>Blue<\/a> <\/span><\/b>+ dark chocolate toffee<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Nut<\/span><\/b> Toffee<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/h3>\n

Hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, and pecans are no strangers to cheese pairings, and they frequently appear in toffee<\/span>, too<\/span>. Regardless of whether you\u2019re making toffee or buying it from the store, ensure that the nuts are fresh for a satisfying crunch. <\/span>To match the sweet-nutty notes of hazelnut toffee, reach for an aged <\/span>gouda<\/span> (which is nearly candy in itself). Or, t<\/span>o up the crunch factor<\/span> with any nut toffee<\/span>, consider Hoch <\/span>Ybrig<\/span>. After <\/span>aging for<\/span> a year, this cheese <\/span>develops<\/span> <\/span>crunch<\/span>y<\/span> protein crystals<\/a> as well as slightly savory, brown butter notes. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

L\u2019Amuse<\/span><\/b> Signature Gouda <\/span><\/b>+ hazelnut toffee<\/span><\/i> <\/span>
\nRolf Beeler <\/span><\/b>Hoch <\/span><\/b>Ybrig<\/span><\/b><\/a> <\/span><\/b>+ nut toffee<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n

Toffee <\/span><\/b>Spread<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/h3>\n

From baked brie to cheddar in apple pie<\/a>, it\u2019s no secret: Americans love adding sweet sauces to cheese. So why should it be any different for toffee spread? A drizzle-able concoction of sugar, <\/span>butter, and heavy cream, toffee spread is easy to make at home<\/span> and <\/span>is <\/span>rife for cheese pairings.<\/span> <\/span>Keep it simple and pour it over a dense rectangle of cream cheese, or take a cue from everyone\u2019s favorite holiday app<\/span> <\/span>and<\/span> <\/span>use it to top a w<\/span>heel of brie<\/span>. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Philadelphia <\/span><\/b>Cream C<\/span><\/b>heese<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/b>+ toffee spread<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/b> <\/span>
\nMarin French Cheese<\/a> Petite Cr<\/span><\/b>\u00e8<\/span><\/b>me<\/span><\/b> <\/span><\/b>+ toffee spread<\/span><\/i> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A decadent combo of\u00a0caramelized sugar and butter, it\u2019s no surprise toffee is beloved\u00a0everywhere. Even better? It’s delicious with cheese.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":36735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[2320,12189,34619],"coauthors":[5710],"class_list":["post-36734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cheese-pairings","tag-cheese-pairing","tag-toffee","tag-toffee-and-cheese"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nToffee is Sweet on Cheese - culture: the word on cheese<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A decadent combo of\u00a0caramelized sugar and butter, it\u2019s no surprise toffee is beloved\u00a0everywhere. Even better? It's delicious with cheese.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Toffee is Sweet on Cheese\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A decadent combo of\u00a0caramelized sugar and butter, it\u2019s no surprise toffee is beloved\u00a0everywhere. Even better? It's delicious with cheese.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"culture: the word on cheese\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-05-30T11:45:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-09-18T14:27:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Toffee.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1298\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Madeline Upson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Madeline Upson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/\",\"name\":\"Toffee is Sweet on Cheese - culture: the word on cheese\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Toffee.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-30T11:45:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-09-18T14:27:09+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/#\/schema\/person\/30fc6044fab0b74e560168ba536a6a5a\"},\"description\":\"A decadent combo of\u00a0caramelized sugar and butter, it\u2019s no surprise toffee is beloved\u00a0everywhere. Even better? It's delicious with cheese.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Toffee.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Toffee.jpg\",\"width\":1298,\"height\":1600,\"caption\":\"Toffee\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cheese Pairings\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/category\/cheese-pairings\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Toffee is Sweet on Cheese\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/\",\"name\":\"culture: the word on cheese\",\"description\":\"Culture, America's magazine for cheese lovers, delivers stories about cheeses, cheesemakers, travel to gorgeous cheese regions, and practical tips on buying, presenting, and cooking with cheese.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/#\/schema\/person\/30fc6044fab0b74e560168ba536a6a5a\",\"name\":\"Madeline Upson\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/34795e3cc114ec648072d160b80e9a77\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Madeline-Upson-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Madeline-Upson-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Madeline Upson\"},\"description\":\"A longtime lover of cheese and wine nights, Madeline finally got to use her love of cheese as former Editorial Assistant at Culture Magazine.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/author\/madelineculturecheesemag-com\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Toffee is Sweet on Cheese - culture: the word on cheese","description":"A decadent combo of\u00a0caramelized sugar and butter, it\u2019s no surprise toffee is beloved\u00a0everywhere. Even better? It's delicious with cheese.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Toffee is Sweet on Cheese","og_description":"A decadent combo of\u00a0caramelized sugar and butter, it\u2019s no surprise toffee is beloved\u00a0everywhere. Even better? It's delicious with cheese.","og_url":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/","og_site_name":"culture: the word on cheese","article_published_time":"2019-05-30T11:45:13+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-09-18T14:27:09+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1298,"height":1600,"url":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Toffee.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Madeline Upson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Madeline Upson","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/","url":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/","name":"Toffee is Sweet on Cheese - culture: the word on cheese","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Toffee.jpg","datePublished":"2019-05-30T11:45:13+00:00","dateModified":"2024-09-18T14:27:09+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/#\/schema\/person\/30fc6044fab0b74e560168ba536a6a5a"},"description":"A decadent combo of\u00a0caramelized sugar and butter, it\u2019s no surprise toffee is beloved\u00a0everywhere. Even better? It's delicious with cheese.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Toffee.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Toffee.jpg","width":1298,"height":1600,"caption":"Toffee"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/toffee-is-sweet-on-cheese\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cheese Pairings","item":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/category\/cheese-pairings\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Toffee is Sweet on Cheese"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/#website","url":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/","name":"culture: the word on cheese","description":"Culture, America's magazine for cheese lovers, delivers stories about cheeses, cheesemakers, travel to gorgeous cheese regions, and practical tips on buying, presenting, and cooking with cheese.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/#\/schema\/person\/30fc6044fab0b74e560168ba536a6a5a","name":"Madeline Upson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/34795e3cc114ec648072d160b80e9a77","url":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Madeline-Upson-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Madeline-Upson-150x150.jpg","caption":"Madeline Upson"},"description":"A longtime lover of cheese and wine nights, Madeline finally got to use her love of cheese as former Editorial Assistant at Culture Magazine.","url":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/author\/madelineculturecheesemag-com\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36734"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=36734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}