MADISON, Wis. Conventional wisdom says that wine and cheese go hand in hand.
But as the fine food movement continues to gain momentum in the United States,
consumers are eager to try other food pairings, and one quickly gaining
popularity nationwide is pairing craft beer with artisan cheese.
Beer and cheese pairing has a long history regionally and on the farm, but not
nationwide, says Suzy Badaracco, president of Culinary Tides, Portland, Ore.,
which tracks the movement of certain industries to forecast influences on food,
flavor and health trends.
Americans are more versed with food and wine pairings, so beer and cheese
pairings are at an infant stage in comparison, Badaracco explains.
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