What Foods Go Well With Coffee?

What type of coffee goes best with which food? Hit the jump for some pairs that taste so phenomenal together, you won’t know which combination to start with! Fresh fruit and fruity sweets are a great sidekick to a cup of coffee, try to avoid super sour fruits because sometimes the combination of the two [...]

What type of coffee goes best with which food? Hit the jump for some pairs that taste so phenomenal together, you won’t know which combination to start with!

Fresh fruit and fruity sweets are a great sidekick to a cup of coffee, try to avoid super sour fruits because sometimes the combination of the two make for a not so pleasant shock to your taste buds! Berries go great with Kenyan, Hatian, Yemeni, and Jamaican coffees. Stonefruits such as: peaches, plums, apricots etc.) are sensational with Haitian and Tanzanian coffees. Fruit tarts are perfect with medium to dark roast Brazilian and Costa Rican coffee.

Chocolate is a common contender in coffee pairings and it goes great with espresso drinks as well! Brownies go exceptionally well with Indonesian and Guatemalan coffee. Chocolate cake, mousse, and cupcakes pair deliciously with medium to dark roast Guatemalan, Arabica, and Columbian coffees.  Even simple chocolate squares go great with coffee, but they aren’t all created equal; dark chocolate, for example, is ideal with Indonesian, Brazilian, Ethiopian, and Guatemalan dark roast coffees, where as milk chocolate is better with Colombian, Kenyan, Sumatran, Yemeni, and Kona; and white chocolate, being a more mild flavor, goes best with Costa Rican coffees.

Baked goods are probably the most popular foods to eat with coffee, but with the right fusion of coffee flavors, the already appetizing treat becomes irresistible! Cakes are a worldwide favorite dessert, but some coffees make them even better, for example, carrot cake goes fantastically with Colombian coffee.  Cinnamon buns are heavenly with Guatemalan coffee. Coffee cake and danishes make an enticing duo with light or medium roast Hawaiian and Nicaraguan coffees. Doughnuts and muffins are classic additions to a cup of coffee and go best with Costa Rican and Mexican coffees. Scones aren’t just for tea, they go great with winey coffees like Yemeni, Kenyan and Haitian.

The most prominent time to drink coffee is in the morning, so naturally breakfast foods go great with all types of coffee but specific dishes are upgraded with specific coffee types. Crepes are impeccable with all Pacific Island coffees. The quintessential eggs, bacon and sausage should be paired with medium roast Sumatran, Indonesian, and Costa Rican coffees to bring out the savory flavors. Oatmeal and pancakes are well rounded with Nicaraguan and Kona coffees.

So no matter if your eating breakfast or dessert you can always make your food taste better with the perfect coffee pairing!

One Comment

  1. Tommy added these pithy words on May 10, 2010 | Permalink

    Bananas are the best food to accompany a cup of coffee. I don’t know what it is, but the combination of the two is perfect.

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