If in your next Christmas dinners or meals bets on offering your guests a great variety of flavors from the same product, learn now how to accompany a cheese board. This option is very attractive for the most 'turóphiles' but as long as you also know how to complement it with other foods. Those that fit perfectly with the different types and textures of the dairy that you choose. Beyond a good wine To enjoy the delicacy, it is important that you follow the following tips that we are going to give you. Thus, the tasting of each court together with the great products that we are going to propose will be quite an experience gastronomic exceptional. Because the Christmas is for it!
The protagonists first
Before knowing how to accompany a cheese board, you have to choose the main characters from the large number of existing varieties. Ideally, create a nice mix so that the diner can enjoy on his palate with different flavors from even other countries. Because since France but also Britain, these dairy products are of recognized prestige. Several supermarkets in our country sell them, so you can go to Carrefour, Mercadona or Lidl to buy them without problem.
Also think about which plate or large circular container you are going to use when gathering all the courteous. To use precisely for this last task a smooth knife (not sawed) and sharpening will mark success in the final presentation. But first things first, we recommend these cheeses:
- County: this prestigious French reaches more than eighty-three different flavors depending on its maturity, but we advise you to choose the one that is 24-30 months old. From cow's milk, with semi-hard pasta, it is an essential in all Cheeseboard.
- Idiazábal: el Basque Country and Navarra Latxa and Carranza sheep cheese, both indigenous to these communities, are represented in this cheese. Its intense but balanced flavor should contrast on the Christmas table.
- Galmesan: we do not leave the north of the peninsula and we do go to the town of Arzua (A Coruna) to recommend the single cooked pasta cheese of our country. This is from cow's milk in pasture and with its own ferments. In its category, the best of Spain 2019, therefore, how to accompany a cheese board without him? Impossible.
- Brie de meaux: another from our neighboring Gallic country that to find it you must go to El Corte Ingles. Is the best Brie de France and stands out for its mild flavor. It is a semi-soft cheese that is even available already in The Gourmet Club from said supermarket with a touch of truffle. In case you want to innovate more!
- Goat Retamar: A Spanish one and one from the La Mancha region like this one from Esperanza del Castillo is essential. It was also chosen as the best in its category in the Food Awards Spain 2019, recognition for which we believe should be in the table.
- Murcia cheese with wine: as its name indicates, it is a very special product with that wine touch unmatched. Its violet rind is smooth and very light, while the cut offers a red taste that captivates anyone's palate. It comes from the goat and enjoys DOP. Of course, to buy it you must go down to the southeast region of the peninsula.
- Stilton: How can you close your cheese board? Well with this recognized english blue cheese, made of pausterized milk and that you can also find in The English Court. Try to get the cut out perfect, as it is creamy in texture.
Discover how to accompany a cheese board
Once you know what dairy products you are going to put on the plate, it is very easy to know how to accompany a cheese board. It begins with the nuts, which serve to decorate perfectly when placed between the different cuts. The almonds and walnuts they are usually the best to eat together with any triangle of cheese. However, you also have other alternatives such as dates, raisins or dried figs, who enhance the flavor of the cured.
To also spice up the star dish, some aromatic herbs like thyme or oregano they do well. Then, if you want to add more accessories to the Christmas table, certain vegetables can fit to eat between cheese and cheese: Cherrys tomatoes, carrot strips and celery or some green leaves. But if you prefer, the fruits they are also ideal in looking for the combination of flavors. Opt for raspberries or currants to taste alongside goat cheese or cleanse your palate with a tangy fruit such as apple.
Now to finish, it is essential to put several types of Breads This is one of the most common accompaniments to cheese, but explore between pan baguette, roasted and cereal. You can even choose one of nuts or you come, if you can get it in the market. What you can surely have at your disposal is a good wine young red or fruity white that goes wonderfully with the table. In case you prefer beer, nothing better than the lager type.
Anyway, with all this you already know how to accompany a cheese board most succulent and attractive. Your guests are sure to love the most 'turófila' proposal!
