Cheese pairing guide
What goes with Gorgonzola?
Gorgonzola goes best with pears, honey, walnuts, figs and dark chocolate. Sweet, juicy and crunchy partners tame blue cheese's salt and sharpness.
The 3 best pairings for Gorgonzola
The perfect Gorgonzola bite
One from each job on the board: something sweet, something crunchy, and a drink.
All 45 pairings, ranked by type
excellent great good. Each list starts with the strongest matches. Stars show how well backed a pairing is: a named top pick, explained on both ingredient pages, or part of a proven combination.
Something sweet (15)Something crunchy (19)Another cheese (7)Finishing touches (4)
Something sweet 15
Fruit, jam and honey balance salt and richness.
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Honey Top pick
Sweet against salt and funk. The most reliable blue-cheese pairing there is.
- 2
Pears Top pick
Cool, sweet and wet against sharp and salty. Classic and correct.
- 3
Fig Jam Excellent
Sugar blunts salt and funk directly, and fig's faint tannin keeps it from turning cloying.
- 4
Figs Excellent
Sweetness against salt and funk. Figs do what honey does, with texture.
Something crunchy 19
Crackers, bread and nuts carry it and add texture.
- 1
Walnuts Top pick
Sweet raisin, tannic walnut, salty blue. The single best bite in this category.
- 2
Oatcakes Excellent
Sweet oat, crumbly texture, and enough body to hold a wet cheese.
- 3
Walnut Raisin Bread Excellent
Sweet raisin, tannic walnut, salty blue. The single best bite in this category.
- 4
Candied Pecans Excellent
Sugar blunts the salt, the glaze provides the crunch, the pecan provides the fat. A complete pairing in one piece.
Another cheese 7
Cheeses that sit well next to it on the same board.
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Stilton Great
- 2
Cambozola Good
- 3
Roquefort Good
- 4
Bleu d'Auvergne Good
3 more cheese options
Finishing touches 4
Small extras that lift the bite.
- 1
Dark Chocolate Excellent
Bitter and sweet against salt and funk. The pairing most guests haven't tried and remember afterwards.
- 2
Amaretti Great
Sweet almond against salt and funk. Unexpected and one of the better blue cheese pairings.
- 3
Biscotti Great
Unexpected and good — sweet nutty biscuit against salt and funk, the same logic as honey.
- 4
Chocolate Covered Almonds Great
Bitter chocolate handles the salt, the almond adds crunch. Better than plain chocolate for this.
Drinks that go with Gorgonzola
Skip these with Gorgonzola
delicate-fresh-cheese · smoked-cheese
Combinations with Gorgonzola
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Perfect Pair · Salt loves sweet
Gorgonzola + Fig Jam
Sweet jam rounds off blue cheese's sharp, salty edge.
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Trio · Salt loves sweet
Gorgonzola + Pear + Walnuts
Juicy pear cools the blue, walnuts add crunch and a bitter edge.
Gorgonzola + Pears + Walnuts
Boards that use Gorgonzola
Gorgonzola pairing questions
Dolce or piccante Gorgonzola?
Dolce is soft and mild, easier for guests; piccante is firmer and sharper.
What wine goes with Gorgonzola?
Port or a sweet dessert wine. Among dry wines, try an Italian red with some fruit.
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