What’s on the board?

The longest charcuterie board is 45.73 m (150.05 ft) and was achieved by Datassential (USA) in Chicago, Illinois, USA, on 24 September 2019.

The board was sponsored by Boar’s Head and filled with over 400 lbs of meat, cheese, and other items. The board measured 150.05” x 8” x 1.25” and took 2 people 24 hours to produce.

MEATS – CHEESES – FRUITS – NUTS & SEEDS – CHOCOLATES

 JELLIES & JAMS – SPREADS & DIPS – SPICES – GARNISHES

Mmmmm, – Spicey – Crunchy – Gooey – Sweet & Salty – (Delectable and Decadent)

MEATS

Genoa Salami       Calabrese Salami           Soppressata                    Prociutto

Capicola               Bresaola                Bacon Bits

CHEESES

Every charcuterie board wants to be the life of the party. It wants to be the magnet that draws people together and the thing that, weeks later, guests can’t stop talking about:

“Remember that incredible charcuterie board…?”

You can help a charcuterie board achieve its dream by simply choosing great cheese. Cheese, after all, is the star of every charcuterie board, the thing that unlocks the door to a world of extraordinary flavor. When you choose the best cheeses for your charcuterie board, you’ll give your guests an amazing taste and texture experience – and help your charcuterie board live its best life.

Hard cheese: chunks of parmesan, aged gouda, asiago

Firm cheese: gruyere, comte, manchego, colby, cheddar

Semi-soft cheese: havarti, butterkäse, muenster

Soft cheese: Brie, burrata, mascarpone, stracchino

Blue cheese: gorgonzola, dunbarton blue, marbled blue jack

Crumbly cheese: feta, goat cheese

FRUITS (Fresh & Dried)

Blood Oranges                        Peaches                                               Sundried Tomatoes

White Grapes              Black Cherries (pitted & halved)       Pears

Purple Grapes             Red and Green Apples (Sliced)          Honeydew (sliced)

Raspberries                 Apricots (fresh halved or dried)         Blackberries

Pomegranate (quartered)  Figs                                                Dried Orange Slices

Prunes (halved)          Kumquats (halved)

NUTS & SEEDS

Almonds (chocolate covered or plain, salted or not)             Walnuts (Candied or plain)

Shelled & Salted Pumpkin Seeds (roasted or not)                 Pecans ( Candied or plain)

Macadamia Nuts                                                                     Pistachio (shelled of course)

Cashew (chocolate covered or plain, salted – roasted or not)

Walnuts (candied or plain)

Chocolate

White / Dark / Milk / Truffles (mixed) & Ganache

Jellies & Jams

Just about any jelly or jam can be placed on your board, however, I suggest if you have the fresh fruit there is no reason to place the fruit jelly or jam on the board also.

Grape / Orange Marmalade / Strawberry / Raspberry / Boisenberry / Blueberry / Raspberry – etc.

Spreads & Dips

I recently walked the aisles of Trader Joe’s and Fresh Foods and found many different and unique spreads and dips.  I suggest you check them out.  Usually on an end cap by themselves.  Here are some of my favorites:

Extra Virgin Olive Oil                        Balsamic Vinegar

Spicy Seeded Mustard            Honey (don’t forget the dipper)

Spices

Fresh herbs can be added to the board like, Sea Salt, Parsley, Thyme, Rosemary, Sage, Dill, Chives, Tarragon, Sprigs of Rosemary, & Mint Leaves.