The Grazing Platter
Arrangement of delicacies
It doesn't take much to turn a cheese platter into a culinary highlight. Arrange five to nine cheeses of different textures on a board, preferably in bite-sized pieces. Creamy cheeses such as mature Brie or Camembert stay in one piece and lie on the outside - this makes it easier to handle cheese knives. Serve cream cheese, olives, pickles, mustard and dips in small bowls and on small plates. Crackers and bread potato chips, almonds, nuts, pistachios and pumpkin seeds as well as seasonal fruit can be used as "gap fillers" to create an inviting overall look for your grazing platter.