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Fruit and Protein Pairings

Fruit and Protein Pairings

If you'd like to begin cooking with fruit, this list can get you started. It's far from comprehensive, but it will give you a basic guide to fruit pairings with fish, poultry, meat, and pork.

Apples

Goes With: Bacon, pork, poultry

Blackberries

Goes With: Pork

Cherries

Goes With: Duck, dark meat poultry, fatty meats, pork

Citrus

Goes With: Fish of all types, poultry

Cranberries

Goes With: Turkey, chicken, pork

Figs

Goes With: Chicken, pork

Grapes

Goes With: Pork, sausage, chicken

Mango

Goes With: Fish of all types, poultry

Peaches

Goes With: Pork

Pears

Goes With: Duck, poultry, pork, fatty meats

Pomegranate

Goes With: Salmon, roasted chicken

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