Cheese With Fruit And Nuts

Cheese --------------------------- Origin and Flavor --------------------------- Delicious With

Soft Cheeses:

Brie ------------------------------ French; mild to pungent ---------------------- Pears
Camembert ----------------------- French; pungent ----------------------------- Strawberries
Club ----------------------------- Canadian; often flavored ---------------------- Grapes
Gourmandise ---------------------- French; cherry brandy flavor ----------------- Cherries
Liederkranz ----------------------- United States; pungent ----------------------- Bananas

Semi-soft Cheeses:

Bel Paese ------------------------ Italian; mild ----------------------------------- Nuts
Brick ----------------------------- United States; mild to sharp ------------------- Plums
Muenster ------------------------ German; mild to sharp ------------------------- Nuts
Port Du Salut -------------------- French; mild to robust ------------------------- Apples
Roquefort ------------------------ French; sharp, salty --------------------------- Tokay Grapes

Firm Cheeses:

Edam, Gouda --------------------- Dutch; mild ------------------------------------ Green Grapes
Fontina -------------------------- Italian; mellow --------------------------------- Figs, Dates
Gorgonzola ----------------------- Italian; piquant -------------------------------- Oranges
Gruyere -------------------------- Swiss; sharper than Swiss ---------------------- Pineapple
Provolone ------------------------ Italian; smoked, mild to sharp ------------------- Stuffed Olives
Swiss ---------------------------- Swiss; mild, nutty, sweet ----------------------- Melons