Here are some tips for making the perfect cheese board:


1. Have a variety of cheeses—at least three, but no more than five.


2. If you're serving a crowd, plan on 1/4 pound of each cheese per person. If you're serving a small group, plan on 1/2 pound of each cheese per person.


3. Consider the range of textures: soft (brie), semi-soft (goat cheese), semi-hard (manchego), and hard (parmesan).


4. Serve different types of milk: cow's milk, goat's milk, sheep's milk, and buffalo's milk.


5. Add fresh and dried fruits with complementary flavors: apples, pears, strawberries, figs, apricots, dates.


6. Add nuts with complementary flavors: almonds, walnuts, cashews, pistachios.


7. Have a variety of crackers on hand to allow guests to choose what they like best with each cheese they try.



Cheesemongers are experts in cheese. They know everything from the history of cheese to the best ways to eat it, and they're always happy to share their knowledge.


Below are some tips and knowledge about cheese that we've collected from our cheesemonger friends!


1. Cheese is almost as old as human civilization itself. People first started making cheese over 9,000 years ago, which makes it a lot older than most other foods on the planet! People started making cheese because they noticed that milk curdled naturally when it was stored in containers made out of animal stomachs.


2. The most popular cheese in the world is mozzarella, but cheddar is the most popular cheese in America (and Canada). However, there's no doubt that cheddar is very popular around the world too: it's actually one of the top five most popular cheeses globally!


3. The smelliest cheese in the world is called Vieux Boulogne. It's made with beer instead of wine, and it smells like stinky feet! If you've ever wanted to try something really unique, this might be the perfect challenge for you!


4. There are four main types of cheese: fresh cheeses (like



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