the.com/cheese platter
Grown-up Lunchable: a flex disguised as a snack, cheese doing the talking.
means An arranged selection of cheeses (often with crackers, fruit, nuts, or cured meats) served together on a board or tray for sharing.
from 'Cheese' traces back through Old English 'cēse' to Latin 'caseus,' the basic Roman word for cheese (it's also the root of 'casein'). 'Platter' comes from Old French 'plat,' meaning 'flat,' the same root that gives us 'plate' and 'plateau' — so a platter is literally just 'a flat thing to put food on.' The combination itself isn't ancient at all: the cheese platter as a named, composed presentation is a modern entertaining convention, riding on much older words.
- the rule
- three textures minimum, or it is just cheese
- the trap
- too many cheeses tastes like nothing specific
- the pairing
- acid and crunch exist to reset your tongue
- the etiquette
- cut tip to tip, never hog the rind