Cheese is an exceptionally healthy, tasty, amazingly diverse product. For thousands of years, cheese makers have brought its taste to absolute perfection. But the highest qualities of cheese require special handling. There are several types of cheeses, and in relation to each of them there are certain, developed over the centuries, rules for slicing and serving.
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You will need
- - cheese;
- - cheese knives;
- - wooden cheese plate tray;
- - nuts, fruits.
Instruction manual
1
Cheese is taken out of the refrigerator an hour before serving. In order to fully demonstrate all of his qualities, his temperature should be 18-22 degrees.
2
Cheese is served on the table, pre-cut into large pieces (bars and slices). Moreover, the crust should be on every piece. On a plate, cheeses are placed according to the principle from the most delicate to piquant varieties. If you mentally divide the cheese plate into 12 parts (by analogy with the dial - hours), then a piece of cheese with the mildest taste should be located between 5 and 6 "hours". The guest cuts himself a slice of the cheese he likes and puts it on his plate.
3
You should be aware that a different tool is used to cut each type of cheese. The hardest types of cheese are cut with a short sharp knife, sticking it in the middle of a large piece and simply chopping it into smaller pieces. For hard cheese, use a sharpened straight knife. Cheeses with mold are cut with a special blade-string. This is done so as not to damage the mold structure. Soft cheeses are cut with special perforated knives. This form prevents the cheese from sticking to the blade. Soft fresh cheeses are divided into portions with a spoon. Serving such cheese is best done separately - in a small vase.
Useful advice
Cut several varieties of cheese into slices and whetstones. Spread them out nicely on a wooden dish. Then decorate the dish with peaches, grapes, nuts, figs, dates, herbs, olives. Such a cheese plate is good as a snack and as a dessert.