Cream
Bos taurus (milk) · Dairy
4 varietiesTop 10 pairings
Milk's rich, high-fat layer, which rises to the top when milk stands. Gently sweet with a clean dairy aroma, cream enriches sauces, soups and custards, churns into ice cream and whips into clouds for pavlova.
Picking a good onedrag
Sweet, smooth, pours cleanSour, curdled or mouldy
SoundEveryday bestPregnant, over 65, a child or low immunity? Buy pasteurised; raw cream risks Listeria.
Pour and surfaceA fat plug on top stirs back in
Smell on openingUHT's cooked note is heat, not age