Regardless of the occasion, fruit and cheese provide an easy option for entertaining that is satisfying, colorful and has all the nutrients the body needs to survive. The berry flavor can handle the strong, salty tastes associates with blue cheeses. Pair well with traditional farmhouse cheeses and creamy cow's milk and mild goat's milk cheeses. Melon flavor and texture complements semi-hard and soft cheeses. Similar to the peach, although the more complex melon flavor is a natural with creamy, aged cow's milk cheeses.
Nectarines provide a balance to nutty, full-flavored cheeses.
If you look back in history, cheese sustained Europeans when game and fish were less abundant. Cheese has all of the nutrients we need to survive except Vitamin C and fiber. Picholine, which offers 50 cheeses nightly, was the first restaurant in the U.S. to house a cheese cave. The pH levels balance when the two foods come together. McCalman explains that saltiness in cheese goes very well with the sweetness of peaches, plums and nectarines.