Would serving chutney be better with cold food?
Absolutely, absolutely! (But don’t rule out serving it with hot food!)
Typically, you would serve chutney when it has been set to room temperature, this is where the condiment is the best performing.
We now know that chutney does work well with hot food, but pairing it with cold food can satisfy pretty much anyone.
Look at it this way, what makes a great snack? Not just the flavour, texture, or how much it costs but realistically, a great snack is when everyone is together. Like Christmas, birthdays, and anniversaries. Weddings and more.
Serving chutney on a food buffet during a special occasion can really take things to the next level, let’s find out which cold foods are best served with chutney.
Let’s begin…
1. Cheese & Crackers!
You have read the word ‘cheese’ and now your eyebrows have lifted in surprise. But if you didn’t know, cheese and chutney go hand in hand. Traditionally cheese, crackers, bread, fruit and chutney go way back, you see…the real foodies will tell you to grab a cracker, add a slice of cheese and a dollop of chutney and your mouth will explode with flavours!
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3. Classic Ploughman’s Lunch
A ploughman’s lunch is an English cold meal. The foods that come with it are bread, cheese, butter, pork pies, salad and chutney.
Think of chutney like a sauce, you add it to your food to enhance the flavour. That’s exactly what the aim is with chutney. You might think a ploughman’s lunch is quite bland but it certainly is not with the presence of chutney to add that finishing touch to all the foods included.
