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The Cheese Plate
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Planning
How formal is the occasion? onsi!er making in!i"i!ual plates for more
formal# smaller gatherings or ha"ing a larger
cheese $oar! for more festi"e or largere"ents.
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Planning
%hen in the meal? &ighter or saltier cheeses are goo! as
appetizers or hors !'oeu"res to pi(ue the
appetite without $eing too filling heese can also go $efore the !essert ore"en $e the !essert )think especially richcheeses*+
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Choosing the cheese
,ont $e afrai! to ask+ onsi!er:
How many? 1 to cheeses
/o for some !i"ersity# choose cheeseswith some "ariation )or !ont*. $y te0ture or family $y milk source
$y regiontill ha"ing trou$le choosing? onsi!er the season
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Pairings and Accompaniments
%hen in !ou$t# go with tra!itional orlocal options for 5rea! or crackers
,rinks on!iments )honey# almon!s# fruits# 6ams*
7la"or compati$ility complements opposites attract )sweet an! salty*
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Pairings and Accompaniments
7ran8ois hartier 9olecular pairings
,iacetyl in fino sherry# oake! white wines#
coffee# tea# cognac# scotch# honey# peas 3cetoin in fino an! manazanilla sherries#
(uinces# apples# cooke! leeks# roaste!coffee# straw$erries# some $eers
arotenoi!s in har!onnay# au"ignon5lanc# iesling# os;
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Meet the cheeses!
7romager !3ffinois
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oupole )=!ome>*
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Bti"az )3oP* %inter is 3lpine season+ witzerlan!# au!
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Dim$ro )=Euniper>* ar!oon thistle tea coagulate! Portugal# entro
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Pata !e a$ra )=leg of the goat>* %ashe! rin! pain# 3ragon /oats milk# age! GA-F !ays Pairing:
iesling
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Sources5ookshartier# 7ran8ois. Taste Buds and Molecules: The Art and Science
of Food, Wine, and Flavor. Ho$oken# E: %iley# 2F12. 1AC-.
Eenkins# te"en. Cheese Primer. ew Iork: %orkman Pu$.# 1JJ.
Kaufelt# o$# an! &iz Lhorpe. The Murray's Cheese Handoo!: Morethan "## of the World's Best Cheeses. ew Iork: 5roa!way#
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