Wine & cheese

I've always been a dedicated lover of everything French, to begin with cheese. It's literally a thing I can eat endless amounts of. A cheese plate dinners are something usual in my family and the frindge always hides a cheese of some sort.

The most famous ones are:

Brie - soft, white cheese

Camembert - soft, white, similar to the Brie, but with a different smell and fuller taste

Blue - soft cheese with a typical blue mold

Chevre - goat cheese, usually soft one

Munster - strong cheese with a typical odor, soft

So, what's the anatomy of the perfect cheese plate?

First, cheese, of course - you can mix a lot of cheese or you can choose 3 types - it's recommended to put a cheese of every type - soft, hard, blue. You can of course add cheese from Italy (mozzarella, parmigiano, etc.) Switzerland, Germany and so on. Most of the cheese reveal their true aromas and tastes after staying in room temperature for at least 30 minutes, so don't forget to take them out of the fridge before dinner.

Once you have you cheeses set, you need fruit. You can use fresh or dried. Pears, figs and grapes are the perfect companions, but there's nothing wrong with trying our own alternatives like peaches (good with mozzarella) or apples ( good with blue cheeses).

So we have cheese and fruit, now we need crackers or bread. Here the choice is entirely up to you,there are no rules. Maybe just don't pick very seasoned crackers and you won't lose the taste of the chosen cheeses.

The last thing for the perfect cheese plate are the nuts - walnuts, preferably. Of course, nothing is mandatory here, you can choose whatever you want. In addition, olives are also a good company in this plate.

Now hat you need to do is to open a bottle of wine, light the candles / fireplace, take your loved one and enjoy a romantic and very tasty dinner. Cheers!