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Favorite Charcuterie board options?

Posted on 2/1/21 at 7:17 am
Posted by TunaTrip
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2019
428 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 7:17 am
The wife and I are big fans of charcuterie boards. The cheeses, the meats, a piece of fruit sprinkled throughout and even some nuts, crackers, & dipping sauces. But the real reason and only thing required - are the cold cuts and cheeses.

Tell me your go-to ‘s so I can get some ideas. Going to swing by Wholefoods and load up.

Posted by nolanola
Member since Nov 2010
7581 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 7:27 am to
Cut bellpeppers into strips with a dill dip.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
32445 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 7:45 am to
Mike's Hot Honey
Truffle Tremor (cheese)
Good quality pickles
Posted by smoked hog
Arkansas
Member since Nov 2006
1819 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 8:05 am to
I'm going to be in the minority here but a good liver pate is really hard to beat for me.

Pomegranate seeds are one of my kids favorite.

Some type of cured hard sausage and some horseradish mustard.

A softer goat cheese paired with a harder aged cheddar, old enough to start having some mild calcium crystals.
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 8:41 am to
I pretty much just eat the cheese and almonds on them.


I guess I'm not white enough because I'm not a huge fan of charcuterie boards.
Posted by Midget Death Squad
Meme Magic
Member since Oct 2008
24544 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 8:42 am to
Always some type of soft cheese (brie or one of the more pungent brie like cheeses) with some honey comb or crystalized honey. Hard to beat. Can do some blackberry preserves or something similar as well for that cheese.
Posted by jchamil
Member since Nov 2009
16484 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 8:49 am to
I've got some cherry preserves that go great on bleu cheeses, currently have Roquefort
Posted by Ham And Glass
Member since Nov 2016
1516 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 8:57 am to
A small amount of honey (for the cheese) is underrated for Charcuterie
Posted by Potchafa
Avoyelles
Member since Jul 2016
3216 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 9:03 am to
I'll state the obvious. I feel the whole charcuterie board thing has become a fad, more or less. I don't recall seeing them as a kid or in the recent past, or as common as they have become. Im not knocking them at all though. When my wife and I make one, it's loaded.
Posted by tigers0615
Member since Feb 2019
371 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 9:15 am to
I know you said WholeFoods but Trader Joes has that blueberry goat cheese that is real goood.

Sweet 'n spicy bread and butter pickles are a unique add that I liked. Personally I like a good pepper jack and a different type of trail mix that you haven't tried.
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
7625 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 9:36 am to
My top five Salumi for a charcuterie board are

Speck Alto Adige is my favorite cured meats. It is a dry-cured, lightly smoked ham, that is addictively good.

Bresaola is another great option. It is air-dried, salted beef top round that has been aged for two to three months.

Capocollo is a traditional Italian cured product made from the dry-cured muscle running from the neck to the pork shoulder.

Soppressata picante, a dried-cured salume with Calabrian peppers. Spicy salami

Mortadella - finely ground pork meat spiked with fat and sometimes pisachios. Fancy bologna.
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
81194 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 9:57 am to
quote:

I guess I'm not white enough because I'm not a huge fan of charcuterie boards.


My SO hates nice cheese. Especially anything dry/sharp or anything funky. So he basically eats all the meat and might try a cheese that I’ve already tried and told him he would like

I agree with whoever said liver pâté. I like restaurants that have it as its own menu item because it’s like $6 and they give you a ton.

quote:

I'll state the obvious. I feel the whole charcuterie board thing has become a fad, more or less. I don't recall seeing them as a kid or in the recent past, or as common as they have become.


I don’t disagree at all. Also you have to be careful in restaurants. Some make their own stuff, but some are obviously just serving at an inflated cost what you can find anywhere.
This post was edited on 2/1/21 at 10:00 am
Posted by Anguyen504
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2014
601 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 10:00 am to
Yep. We do brie and honey mixed together. So good
Posted by Darla Hood
Near that place by that other place
Member since Aug 2012
13933 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 10:01 am to
In addition to things already posted, I like pecan halves, castelvetrano olives, and dried figs.
Posted by 610man
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
7338 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 10:03 am to
Just put the honey on the board, or drizzle it on cheese?
This post was edited on 2/1/21 at 10:04 am
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
81194 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 10:04 am to
When I assemble or a cracker, honey goes into that.

my favorite combo is prosciutto, goat cheese, and honey.
This post was edited on 2/1/21 at 10:05 am
Posted by Anguyen504
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2014
601 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 10:05 am to
We mix it into the cheese.

The truffle salami is really good over at Trader Joe’s as well as their pate
Posted by cmc711
In louisisana
Member since Aug 2009
185 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 10:08 am to
SO loves Brie, honeycomb & apple combination. Picked watermelon, sweet mini peppers, goat cheese, figs,dates, great smelling hard Parmesan, I am happy
Posted by BLIZZAKE7
BRLA
Member since Apr 2005
6186 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 11:25 am to
Posted by LSUintheNW
At your mom’s house
Member since Aug 2009
35748 posts
Posted on 2/1/21 at 11:35 am to
I always have pepper jelly of some kind.

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