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The cheeseboard in Dutch fine dining restaurants, II: Integration of the cheese course into the menu

Published in: Research in Hospitality Management
Volume 5 , issue 2 , 2015 , pages: 221–224

DOI: 10.1080/22243534.2015.11828348

Author(s): Jan A. Schulp International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, The Netherlands , Suzanne Gerritsen International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, The Netherlands , Jorieke de Leeuw International Hospitality Management, Stenden University of Applied Science, The Netherlands

Keywords: Fine dining restaurants , menu structure , flavour profiles , flavour styles

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Abstract

In Dutch fine dining restaurants, the customer who orders a cheeseboard as part of the dessert is served an assortment of cheeses without regard to the dishes that preceded the cheese. The present paper tries to contribute to a more logical order of main dish and cheeseboard. A panel of 12 tasters judged the order of 6 cheeses with three dishes: vegetarian, beef, fish. The most appreciated cheeses were different for each dish. A good match in flavour profile between the dish and the best follow-up cheese was found.

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