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Charcuterie: The Art of the Board

Nothing brings people together like food and wine, and what better way to serve your guests than with a board filled with a variety of flavors and textures that satiate every craving? At Holiday Market, we LOVE to entertain, and we LOVE Charcuterie boards!

“Charcuterie” is a French word that was used to describe shops that sold products made from, but not limited to, pork, including internal organs, in the 15th century. Charcuterie is rooted in the belief that nothing from the animal should be wasted; not even the internal organs! The shops mostly consisted of salted or “cooked” meats, as a way to preserve food, although salting and smoking meats dates back to about 6,000 years to ancient Rome, but we digress. Up until recently, a traditional Charcuterie board consisted of smoked and cured meats, maybe with a cheese or two, but mainly assorted meats. Today, the Charcuterie trend has taken on a life of its own, with people giving it a creative and modern spin. Boards today can include a vast variety of not only smoked and cured meats, but also a variety of cheese, fruits, nuts, preserves, dried fruits, crackers, and more! There is no wrong way to “Charcuterie”!

At Holiday Market, we are very much in love with the Charcuterie board and we love the creative freedom it brings to any and every event we throw! Every bite can be a different journey through taste and texture, or as we like to call it, an “amuse bouche”. Our talented and skilled staff has put together 3 suggestions of the “Charcuterie” board, shown below. These are 3 different ways to get creative and provide your guests with an assortment of salty and sweet deliciousness, along with a perfectly paired wine/ bubbly! You will look like a foodie connoisseur and we won’t even try to take credit for it! Bon Appetite! These boards that are featured are not boards we sell, but are recipes and suggestions.