What should be in a Simple Charcuterie Board for Beginners?
What should be in a Simple Charcuterie Board for Beginners? Best Cheese for Charcuterie I’m sure there are rules somewhere about this, but my opinion is: put cheese on your cheese tray that you like to eat. I like to try and cut each cheese in a different way (cheese cubes, cheese slices, some wedges, etc) so they’re distinguishable. I also love mixing hard cheese and soft cheeses. Meat for a Simple Cheese Board: Again, this is like the cheese: use what you like. Here are my suggestions: Vegetables and Fresh Fruit I always like to add a few kinds of raw vegetables to my charcuterie. My two favorites are carrots and cucumber, but snap peas or celery go well also. Cheese and grapes go well together, so I usually ad a few bunches of grapes as garnish. Best Crackers for Charcuterie The cheese and meat are the backbone of the tray. I always add them to the board first. Then I add my vegetables. Then, think about the following: Crackers. Crackers and cheese are important. Just get about 2-3 different kinds of crackers, but you don’t need to put a ton on there. Adults are weird and don’t eat tons of carbs with their meat and cheese. Other Ingredients on a Simple Cheese Platter Other items to add to your board: How to assemble a cheese board: That’s everything that goes into one of my easy cheese boards. My rule of thumb is that it should seem messy but it’s really not. It really is SO easy to make this on your own. You’ll never buy a cheese plate from the grocery again! Believe me, serve this cheese tray as an appetizer and people will be wowed.
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