I Need Charcuterie Plate Help

[MrsPete]

I suggest you take a look at Pinterest. SEEING an example is better than a list, and you'll find plenty of inspiration on Pinterest.

 

[Moliphino]

Wouldn't be surprised and I should have said "however in modern times (about 1950s to date) a charcuterie plate frequently includes cheese and vegetables as well". .

Sure. But you can't have a charcuterie board without meat, you can have one without cheese.

 

[QueenIsabella]

Those of you with the real foodie expertise and knowledge are making me jealous!!!
Alas, I just don't have the availability of these great and unique foods here! We have Kroger, and Ruby Tuesdays!!! Hahahaha!!!

You might be surprised by what you can find in your local store. I happened to be at the deli counter in Walmart, getting sliced American cheese, and I was looking around as I waited. Right there, they had kalamata olives and several types of cured meats. Probably other things that would go well, too--it made me think of this thread, but I wasn't really looking for fancy food items. At any rate, you might be surprised what you could find, even in a small, un-fancy type of grocery store these days. You could probably pull off a nice plate, even if you don't have a Whole Foods.

 

[lilmc]

We have a 5:00 pm dinner reservation for Thanksgiving. That's very early for our family to eat, so I'd like to put together a charcuterie plate to snack on later in the evening.

I hope you have a beautiful platter after all these tips, but I’ve got to say, after I’m done eating Thanksgiving dinner at NOON, I’m still not hungry again until the next day. I’d say you’re doing it wrong if you’re not stuffed silly

 

[NYCgrrl]

I hope you have a beautiful platter after all these tips, but I’ve got to say, after I’m done eating Thanksgiving dinner at NOON, I’m still not hungry again until the next day. I’d say you’re doing it wrong if you’re not stuffed silly

I rarely eat much of anything when hosting or helping older sister since by the time dinner time comes around I'm tired of looking at the same food over and over, LOL.
Still, I love picking at my favorite dishes late at night as others are cleaning around me...oops.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

I love Nonna, she reminds me of DH's Aunts. Their family came in the 50's from Puglia region, the 'spur' specifically. Something very endearing about these grandmas between the way they talk and take care of family

Part of my family came from Sicily long ago and lost the language, but they did help populate the US. Great GF was 1 of 26 children (his Dad widowed, remarried) & he went on to have 11 kids himself (10 girls). We can't imagine family sizes like this today, lol.

Lol. The article missed a common one around here, gallamahhhhd for the word written calamari It is interesting where they explain why that is.

I've seen stuffed cherry peppers on many olive bars around here like Fairway, Market Basket, Corrados but stores that carry them don't consistently. Worth keeping an eye out. Jars prices vary greatly $8 - $20, that's why I prefer getting 2 or 3 when they show up on the olive bar. Some are quite spicy but all are packed with flavor, a little bit goes a long way. 3 peppers are usually enough for 6ppl when cut in quarters.

My Mom's parents were German. My Dad's were Irish & English. They also had big families. Dad had 10 siblings. Mom had 8. I have 5 sisters & more than 100 first cousins. Unfortunately, I don't know enough about my grandparent's families to know how many siblings they had. I'm the youngest of all the grandchildren on both sides. My Mom's parents were deceased, by the time I was born. Dad's parents were too old to take care of grandkids by then. My aunts & uncles were my substitute grandparents.

I've been making these my whole life, before they were called Charturier (sp, and don't care lol). We simply call them an antipasti platter at my house.
Mortadella
Polish Ham
Volpe Genoa Salami
Capacoll
Prosciutto

Provolone
Fontinella
feta

olives
artchoke hearts

a loaf or two of beautiful bakery bread and you're all set.

Great list, thanks!

Ok, I was the PP who admitted that I have no idea what that word was.. I googled and dear God it's simply a cold cut platter. No big deal. We make these all the time.. I like using mirrors as a platter or granite slabs..

This is what I usually put on my platters..
asparagus rolls.. take a piece and roll it up with ham.
cheese cubes and grapes on a toothpick.
for meats, pickeled onions or pickels..

different cheeses but with cheese I like to add veggies... sliced bell peppers, cucumbers etc... people like cheese with that stuff.
toss a few walnuts about for decorations. and grapes.

Thanks for the suggestions.

Yep called antipasti by Italians and charcuterie in France. The Spanish version is filled with lucious pork and and cheese while the French version is similar to the Italian with various veggies, cheese and pate, mousse, and/or rillettes. The Germans do meats, cheeses and lots of salads based on potato and cabbage. It's all the same type of dish and at this point if you say charcuterie in various parts of Central or North Europe most will know what you speak of even if you are served the local version. Not sure why the word "antipasti" hasn't traveled as far but sure it made it over the Atlantic to North America.

I love mortadella made w/ pistachios and will forgo the provolone if it isn't an Italian import which tastes much different from most of the American versions.

Around here antipasti plates at the Italian restaurants tend to be all meat & vegetables. Charcuterie plates have meat, cheese & accompaniments, but they're not as common on restaurant menus.

 

[TipsyTraveler]

You might be surprised by what you can find in your local store. I happened to be at the deli counter in Walmart, getting sliced American cheese, and I was looking around as I waited. Right there, they had kalamata olives and several types of cured meats. Probably other things that would go well, too--it made me think of this thread, but I wasn't really looking for fancy food items. At any rate, you might be surprised what you could find, even in a small, un-fancy type of grocery store these days. You could probably pull off a nice plate, even if you don't have a Whole Foods.

And, if that fails, there’s always Amazon.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

You might be surprised by what you can find in your local store. I happened to be at the deli counter in Walmart, getting sliced American cheese, and I was looking around as I waited. Right there, they had kalamata olives and several types of cured meats. Probably other things that would go well, too--it made me think of this thread, but I wasn't really looking for fancy food items. At any rate, you might be surprised what you could find, even in a small, un-fancy type of grocery store these days. You could probably pull off a nice plate, even if you don't have a Whole Foods.

We're going to go by the grocery store first hoping to find most of what we want. We'd love to avoid WF, because the traffic to get there is horrendous, but I'm not counting on it.

I hope you have a beautiful platter after all these tips, but I’ve got to say, after I’m done eating Thanksgiving dinner at NOON, I’m still not hungry again until the next day. I’d say you’re doing it wrong if you’re not stuffed silly

I'm more of a grazer these days. I'd love to be able to stuff myself silly, but I just can't do it anymore.

 

[Searc]

I stand corrected: ( )

And us uncultured types just call it a cheese meat board.

Most people call a cheese/meat platter a charcuterie board/plate (at least they do now). It used to be called a cheese plate/board, with meat.

 

[Searc]

I've definitely had charcuterie boards that didn't include any cheese (Tiffins, for one).

LOL I wouldn't base my standards on food from a Disney restaurant.

 

[ronandannette]

Most people call a cheese/meat platter a charcuterie board/plate (at least they do now). It used to be called a cheese plate/board, with meat.

Yep - just one more small refinement we’ve been woke to.

 

[mjkacmom]

Lol, did you mean gabbagoul...
to go with the galamad, rahgoat, brahzuit & mootzerell?

Haha, I read this article recently about Italian American history and how it pertains to language today. The funny thing is when 20 year olds learn to speak Italian thru their American family, it sounds like their 70yo when they use it to speak native in Italy.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articl...agool-the-italian-new-jersey-accent-explained

About 50% of my town is from Italian decent (including my husband and children), every deli makes their own fresh mutz, even our supermarket has someone making it out in the open in the deli department. I’ve read that article and it solves the mystery of the Italian American dialect. I grew up here, but I’m a metigan.

 

[mjkacmom]

Most people call a cheese/meat platter a charcuterie board/plate (at least they do now). It used to be called a cheese plate/board, with meat.

Here they are cold antipasti, on pretty much every Italian restaurant menu (so 75% of our restaurants). They are served before the main meal. More common at parties here than just cheese and crackers.

 

[Moliphino]

LOL I wouldn't base my standards on food from a Disney restaurant.

The other places I've had them are local, so nobody would recognize the names. Just saying a charcuterie board is not the same as a cheese plate as charcuterie doesn't always have cheese.