A cheese platter is a true decoration of the festive table that will delight any gourmet! Serving cheese seems like a difficult task, but it's actually not hard to learn. Of course, the basic rule is combining different types of cheese. To ensure cheese availability for every taste, focus on age and taste intensity: there should be neutral cheese on the plate, as well as cheeses for connoisseurs - pronounced and spicy ones. Hard cheese varieties are cut into slices or cubes, while soft ones are cut into triangles, so that both crust and middle are in one piece. Blue cheese is recommended to be cut with a special thin wire device to avoid damaging the texture. By the way! Did you know that in hard cheese, lactose is almost completely fermented, so aged cheeses contain neither lactose nor carbohydrates. So even if you suffer from lactase deficiency, don't refuse festive snacks! Cheese is served on a large platter, wooden tray, or large wooden cutting board. Products are arranged in a circle, it's recommended to place varieties clockwise - from the mildest to the spiciest, and in the middle of the plate, you can place complementary toppings. It's better to leave a small space between cheese varieties so they don't touch each other. As toppings and additions to cheese, you can choose: -Universal snacks: baguette, crackers, ginger cookies, any nuts and dried fruits, dark chocolate; - Sweet "Maasdam" will perfectly combine with honey and grapes; and "Dutch" will be perfectly complemented by an extravagant chili sauce; -In general, hard cheese varieties almost always combine with apricot or berry jam, which turns cheeses from an appetizer into a dessert; - Pickles will perfectly complement the cheese platter: capers, sun-dried tomatoes, pickled cucumbers; - Olives and smoked sausages also perfectly accompany the cheese platter.