Bread and cheese - an absolute dream team
Fresh, mild, spicy: each of us has our own cheese preferences. And when it comes to bread? This usually only plays the role of the “companion”. Wonderful combinations are possible, especially with these two foods. We tell you the best.
Aroma research, food pairing, harmony versus contrast - what sounds scientific basically only answers the following question: Which combinations of pleasure go together? So let's take a look at which cheese goes with which bread. But before that, a few facts about the bread consumption of Mr. and Mrs. Austrians:
- Seven out of ten Austrians eat bread or pastries at least once a day.
- The average per capita annual consumption in 2020 was around 48 kg of bread. That is about 4 kg per month.
- In Austria you can choose from around 150 different types of bread.
Now let's look at the similarities between bread and cheese. Both are thousands of years old foods. Both are much-loved staple foods. And both are ideal suppliers of nutrients: while cheese primarily provides us with protein and calcium, bread mainly contains carbohydrates.
Same and same...or is it?
But now to the matching pairs. These are characterized either by perfect harmonies or by exciting contrasts.
- Spicy cheese + bread with a subtle taste: A Woerle Bergkäse or the Großglockner Premium goes well with a baguette and with wheat or mixed wheat bread.
- Sliced cheese + hearty bread: Our Tilsiter goes well with multigrain rolls, rye, sunflower or caraway bread or hearty country bread, for example. Hearty nut breads underline the finely aromatic aroma of types of mountain cheese such as the Großglockner mountain cheese.
- Mild soft cheese + light bread: A crunchy, oven-warm baguette or fresh pretzels go well with mild Camembert and Brie.
Recipes with cheese and bread
- Cheese plucked bread: Have you ever tried a cheese plucked bread? You only need a few ingredients: a large fresh loaf of bread, diced yellow and green peppers, sliced spring onions, some butter, 250 g Gouda cheese and 250 g Emmental cheese, both cut into strips. Now cut the bread in a grid pattern and put the cheese in the gaps. Before you put it in the oven, brush it with warm butter and spread the spring onions and peppers on top. Now all you have to do is wrap the bread in aluminum foil and bake it at 180 degrees for about 20 minutes. Then remove the aluminum foil and put the bread in the oven for another 20 minutes. Garnish with fresh parsley greens. You will see: a perfect party snack!
- Cheese and herb fan rolls with aubergine dip: You'll cut a fine figure with these buns, which are filled with herbs and cheese and served with a dip. The recipe is here: https://woerle.at/rezept/kaese-kraeuter-faecherbroetchen-mit-auberginendip/
- plucked pizza: Or how about a plucked pizza with a wow factor? Looks more complicated than it is. You only need a pizza dough, cream cheese, Emmental, salami, spinach and spices.
