Your own cheeseboard with cheeses from Switzerland

A cheeseboard is interesting if it offers a range of taste experiences. This can be achieved by using different types of cheese (extra-hard, hard, semi-hard and soft cheese) and by experimenting with different degrees of ripeness and types of milk. So you could try goat’s cheese, red-smear cheese or Swiss blue cheese, for example. You can also choose a theme for your cheeseboard, such as a certain region.

Most cheeses are neutral in colour, not to say pale. If everything is pale on pale, a cheeseboard can look boring. To make your cheeseboard look interesting and attractive, you should consciously work with contrasting shapes and colours to create a varied presentation.

Other foods that go well with the flavour of the cheeses, such as fresh or dried fruit, nuts and crackers, can be used as garnish. When selecting products, care should also be taken to ensure that their decorative character is shown to its best advantage and that they create colour contrasts or provide splashes of colour.

A useful hint: pickled vegetables or tomatoes tend to leak juice – so it is best to present them in small bowls instead of bringing them into direct contact with the cheese. Although (black) olives do not necessarily leak juice, they do stain, which is why direct contact with the cheese should be avoided.

Decoration refers to additional design elements which, unlike the garnish, do not have to be edible. Decorations can be used to great effect to underscore the style of a cheeseboard.