Cheeseboard pairings fancy

[ByLilacMember]

I'm going through a serious cheese phase at the moment and it will surely continue over the festive period. I've got 8 different cheeses in the fridge at the moment! I had 9 this morning!

I'd love some suggestions for pairings please, for a cheeseboard but not restricted to.
Eg Brie and grapes

Happy to hear the classics of course, looking forward to the fancier/more luxurious combinations too.

TIA!

black bomber with lime pickle

Get some dried apricots, soak overnight, at this point they look like egg yolk.

Stuff with a bit of brie, wrap with half a rasher of streaky bacon and bake for 10 mins.

Film pastry parcels filled with brie and mango chutney.

I once ordered 2 pieces of brie from Tesco, they delivered 2 kg.

Filo not film

https://www.awesomebooks.com/book/9780711290945/the-complete-cheese-pairing-cookbook

This was a fantastic Mothers’ Day present

@sashh didn't you make a thread about that at the time?

I love cheese with figs. And I had a lovely cheeseboard in Italy that had a little dish of honey on the side which was (for me) a first. I also like baguette rather than crackers (or in addition to). Crackers are great but often the flavours compete with the cheese unless you only get plain.

Yes, but that was at least a decade ago. I did not think anyone would remember.

Bake feta in the oven or grill with rosemary thyme or oregano, chilli, some olive oil or drizzle with (hot) honey.

this is gorgeous https://www.ocado.com/products/m-s-fig-apple-balsamic-fruit-for-cheese/589860011 with hot Brie sandwich. Or Cornish cruncher cheese…

Buy some of this
https://brindisa.com/products/fig-and-almond-paiarrop-wheel-225g?variant=8424183627837
goes with any cheese

We went to a fancy wine shop restaurant and there were tiny triangles of quince jelly on the board with the cheeses and meats. Lovely.

These biscuits are my go to with cheese. Not cheap I admit and I do have a recipe to try to make them myself but sometimes life is too short: https://www.finecheese.co.uk/products/toast-for-cheese-set-of-four

Truffle honey is divine with most cheeses.

Blue cheese and pickled pears
Strong cheddar and spicy tomato relish
Brie with a drizzle of honey and some pickled raisins
Wensleydale or cheshire with some finely sliced shallots

Blue cheese with figs or fig jam and walnuts
Goats cheese with grapes and honey
Brie with apricots or truffle honey

Proper high quality salted butter for the crackers. Bought some Orkney butter from my local cheese shop a while ago and it was amazing but very indulgent at around £7 for a little sausage shaped piece.

And, pre-sliced Pink Lady Apples from Tesco are fantastic, they don't go brown.

And finally, a mystery cheese - something you've never of or tried before.

Following

If you're in London this place is heaven for cheese lovers, like a sushi bar but cheese plates all with interesting pairings. They do a Bottomless plate on a Wednesday. I took a friend and we did over indulge somewhat and had enough cheese for a while!
https://www.pickandcheese.com/locations/seven-dials

I love this place and their Cornish Goda with clotted cream fudge is delicious!

Did you make your own pickled pears and raisins ilovemyshed? A lot of recipes online but not as easy to buy especially for the raisins

Ordered, thank you

Thank you I will!

Consider them bought! Thank you

Oh how I wish I was closer to this place, thank you anyway, we do go to London a couple of times a year so I will keep it in mind, thank you

This is a great pre Christmas thread.

Have you tried manchengo cheese with truffle honey? Friend introduced me to this last year. Game changer.

Despite having a lot of cheeses in I'm not the biggest sheep's milk cheese fan so Manchego is often dodged. The truffle hoey suggestion has come up twice now so I'll be sure to get hold of some and try pairing up

Don’t shoot me but … mango chutney with Stilton.

Mimolette vieille with Champagne. Pairing of the gods.