Ingredients

Every ingredient a board can hold, one page each. What it is, what it pairs with and why, how to prep it, and exactly what to buy.

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  'Nduja

  Spreadable chili salami$$

• Cheese

  Aged Cheddar

  Sharp anchor cheese$$

• Cheese

  Aged Gouda

  Sweet aged cheese$$

• Cheese

  Aged Provolone

  Sharp Italian cheese$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Almond Flour Crackers

  Gluten-free nutty base$$

• Cheese

  Almond Ricotta

  Light plant-based spread$$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Almonds

  Default nut$

• Finishing Touches

  Amaretti

  Almond dessert biscuit$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Anchovies

  Intense salt-cured fish$$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Andouille

  Smoked sausage$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Apple Butter

  Autumn spread$

• Fruit

  Apples

  Acid and crunch$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Apricot Jam

  Bright sweet spread$

• Cheese

  Asiago

  Two cheeses, one name$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Baba Ganoush

  Smoky vegetable dip$$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Bacon Jam

  Smoky savoury spread$$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Bagel Chips

  Sturdy scoop$

• Crackers & Breads

  Baguette

  Bread default$

• Finishing Touches

  Balsamic Glaze

  Sweet-acid drizzle$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Bath Olivers

  Historic neutral base$$$

• Cheese

  Beaufort

  Rich alpine cheese$$$

• Fruit

  Berries

  Colour and acid$$

• Finishing Touches

  Biscotti

  Hard dessert biscuit$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Black Forest Ham

  Smoked German ham$$

• Cheese

  Bleu d'Auvergne

  Everyday French blue$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Blini

  Warm soft base$$

• Fruit

  Blood Oranges

  Winter colour$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Bottarga

  Cured fish roe$$$

• Cheese

  Boursin

  Seasoned soft cheese$$

• Fruit

  Brandied Cherries

  Luxury wet fruit$$$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Brazil Nuts

  Statement nut$$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Bread and Butter Pickles

  Sweet-sour pickle$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Bresaola

  Lean air-dried beef$$$

• Cheese

  Brie

  Soft anchor cheese$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Brioche Toast Points

  Luxe base$$

• Cheese

  Bucheron

  Two textures in one slice$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Bündnerfleisch

  Swiss air-dried beef$$$

• Cheese

  Burrata

  Fresh centerpiece$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Butter Crackers

  Rich base$

• Cheese

  Cabrales

  The strongest blue$$$

• Cheese

  Cambozola

  Beginner's blue$$

• Cheese

  Camembert

  Soft anchor cheese$$

• Fruit

  Candied Citrus

  Dessert-corner accent$$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Candied Pecans

  Sweet crunch$$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Caperberries

  Stemmed briny fruit$$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Capers

  Salty scatter$$

• Cheese

  Cashew Cheese

  Plant-based spread$$$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Cashews

  Mild soft nut$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Cassava Crackers

  Allergen-free neutral base$$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Castelvetrano Olives

  The beginner's olive$$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Cerignola Olives

  Showpiece olive$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Charcoal Crackers

  Visual centerpiece$$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Cheddar Crisps

  Crunchy cheese base$$

• Fruit

  Cherries

  Summer stone fruit$$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Cherry Preserves

  Dark fruit spread$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Chickpea Crackers

  Gluten-free protein base$$

• Finishing Touches

  Chili Flakes

  Dry heat$

• Finishing Touches

  Chili Oil

  Heat and crunch$$

• Finishing Touches

  Chocolate Covered Almonds

  Dessert bite$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Chocolate Wafers

  Dark thin base$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Chorizo

  Paprika salami$

• Crackers & Breads

  Ciabatta

  Chewy bread$

• Crackers & Breads

  Cocktail Rye

  Soft bread square$

• Cheese

  Comté

  Complex alpine cheese$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Coppa

  Marbled whole-muscle cure$$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Cornichons

  Pâté's partner$

• Cheese

  Cotija

  Salty crumbling cheese$

• Cheese

  Cotswold

  Savory flavored cheddar$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Country Ham

  American dry-cured ham$$

• Finishing Touches

  Cracked Black Pepper

  Aromatic finish$

• Cheese

  Cranberry Goat Cheese

  Holiday centerpiece$$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Cranberry Sauce

  Holiday condiment$

• Cheese

  Cream Cheese

  Savory spreadable base$

• Crackers & Breads

  Cream Crackers

  British neutral base$

• Crackers & Breads

  Crostini

  Toasted round$

• Cheese

  Crottin de Chavignol

  Small aged goat cheese$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Culatello

  The rarest Italian ham$$$

• Cheese

  Danish Blue

  Budget blue$

• Finishing Touches

  Dark Chocolate

  Dessert anchor$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Digestive Biscuits

  Sweet base for sharp cheese$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Dijon Mustard

  Sharp smooth condiment$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Dill Pickles

  Big sour crunch$

• Fruit

  Dried Apricots

  Reliable dried fruit$

• Fruit

  Dried Cherries

  Tart scatter$$

• Fruit

  Dried Cranberries

  Red scatter$

• Fruit

  Dried Figs

  Year-round fig$

• Fruit

  Dried Mango

  Tropical dried fruit$$

• Cheese

  Drunken Goat

  Purple-rinded goat cheese$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Duck Prosciutto

  Cured duck breast$$$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Dukkah

  Finishing blend$$

• Cheese

  Edam

  Mild Dutch cheese$

• Finishing Touches

  Edible Flowers

  Visual centrepiece$$$

• Cheese

  Emmental

  Mild alpine cheese$

• Cheese

  Époisses

  The famous stinky cheese$$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Everything Crackers

  Loud base$$

• Cheese

  Feta

  Briny fresh cheese$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Fig Jam

  Default sweet spread$$

• Fruit

  Figs

  Luxury fresh fruit$$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Finocchiona

  Fennel salami$$

• Finishing Touches

  Flaky Sea Salt

  The finishing seasoning$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Flaxseed Crackers

  Earthy base$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Focaccia

  Rich bread$$

• Cheese

  Fontina

  Nutty melting cheese$$

• Fruit

  Fresh Apricots

  Small stone fruit$$

• Finishing Touches

  Fresh Basil

  Green leaf garnish$

• Cheese

  Fresh Chèvre

  Tangy soft cheese$

• Cheese

  Fresh Mozzarella

  Mild fresh cheese$

• Finishing Touches

  Fresh Thyme

  Fine herb scatter$

• Crackers & Breads

  Friselle

  Rehydrated bread base$

• Crackers & Breads

  Fruit & Nut Crisps

  Sweet-savory base$$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Fuet

  Thin snacking salami$

• Cheese

  Garrotxa

  Herbal goat cheese$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Genoa Salami

  The default salami$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Giardiniera

  Mixed pickled vegetables$

• Crackers & Breads

  Gingersnaps

  Spiced dessert base$

• Crackers & Breads

  Gluten-Free Bread

  Gluten-free bread$$

• Fruit

  Golden Raisins

  Cheap sweet filler$

• Cheese

  Gorgonzola

  Approachable blue$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Gougères

  Warm cheese puff$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Graham Crackers

  Honey-wheat dessert base$

• Cheese

  Grana Padano

  Everyday hard cheese$$

• Fruit

  Grapefruit

  Bitter citrus$

• Fruit

  Grapes

  The default fruit$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Gravlax

  Dill-cured salmon$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Grissini

  Height and structure$

• Cheese

  Gruyère

  Savory alpine cheese$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Guanciale

  Cured pork jowl$$$

• Cheese

  Halloumi

  Grilled warm cheese$$

• Cheese

  Havarti

  Mild crowd-pleaser$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Hazelnuts

  Aromatic nut$$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Honey

  Universal sweetener$$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Honey Mustard

  Approachable condiment$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Honey Roasted Peanuts

  Budget sweet nut$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Honeycomb

  Centrepiece$$$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Hot Honey

  Sweet-heat drizzle$$

• Cheese

  Humboldt Fog

  American showpiece$$$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Hummus

  Substantial dip$

• Cheese

  Idiazábal

  Smoked sheep cheese$$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Jambon de Bayonne

  French dry-cured ham$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Jamón Ibérico

  The luxury ham$$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Jamón Serrano

  Everyday Spanish ham$$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Kalamata Olives

  The default dark olive$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Kielbasa

  Smoked garlic sausage$

• Fruit

  Kiwi

  Green tropical accent$

• Fruit

  Kumquats

  Novelty citrus$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Landjäger

  Pressed snack sausage$

• Cheese

  Langres

  Washed-rind with a well$$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Lardo

  Cured back fat$$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Lavash

  Two ingredients in one$

• Crackers & Breads

  Lefse

  Soft potato flatbread$$

• Cheese

  Limburger

  The joke cheese, taken seriously$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Liverwurst

  Liver spread$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Lomo

  Lean cured loin$$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Macadamia Nuts

  Luxury soft nut$$$

• Cheese

  Mahón

  Buttery Spanish cheese$$

• Cheese

  Manchego

  Nutty sheep cheese$$

• Fruit

  Mandarins

  Easy winter fruit$

• Fruit

  Mango

  Sweet tropical fruit$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Mango Chutney

  Spiced sweet condiment$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Manzanilla Olives

  Everyday Spanish olive$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Marcona Almonds

  Premium nut$$$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Marinated Artichokes

  Substantial vegetable$$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Marinated Mushrooms

  Savoury vegetable bite$$

• Cheese

  Mascarpone

  Sweet spoonable cheese$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Matzo

  Year-round neutral base$

• Cheese

  Maytag Blue

  American blue$$

• Fruit

  Medjool Dates

  Sweet anchor$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Melba Toast

  Old-school neutral$

• Fruit

  Melon

  Prosciutto's partner$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Membrillo

  Sliceable fruit paste$$

• Cheese

  Mimolette

  Visual showpiece$$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Mini Naan

  Warm pillowy bread$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Mixed Marinated Olives

  The olive bowl$$

• Cheese

  Monterey Jack

  Mild American cheese$

• Cheese

  Morbier

  Visual centerpiece$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Morcilla

  Spanish blood sausage$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Mortadella

  Silky cooked sausage$$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Mostarda

  Fruit and mustard preserve$$$

• Cheese

  Muenster

  Two cheeses, one name$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Muhammara

  Sweet-hot red dip$$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Niçoise Olives

  Small intense olive$$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Nut Thins

  Gluten-free crisp$

• Crackers & Breads

  Oatcakes

  The blue cheese cracker$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Oil-Cured Olives

  Intense wrinkled olive$$

• Finishing Touches

  Olive Oil

  Finishing drizzle$$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Olive Oil Crackers

  Savory base$$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Onion Jam

  Savoury sweet spread$$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Orange Marmalade

  Bitter sweet spread$

• Cheese

  Ossau-Iraty

  Nutty sheep cheese$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Pancetta

  Cured pork belly$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Pane Carasau

  Dramatic shattering base$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Pão de Queijo

  Warm gluten-free cheese bread$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Papadum

  Puffed lentil wafer$

• Crackers & Breads

  Parmesan Crisps

  Cracker made of cheese$$

• Cheese

  Parmigiano-Reggiano

  Umami anchor$$$

• Fruit

  Passion Fruit

  Aromatic finisher$$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Pastrami

  Peppered smoked beef$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Pâté de Campagne

  Coarse country pâté$$

• Fruit

  Peaches

  Summer stone fruit$

• Fruit

  Pears

  Soft sweet fruit$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Pecans

  Sweet buttery nut$$

• Cheese

  Pecorino Romano

  Salt-forward hard cheese$$

• Cheese

  Pecorino Toscano

  Approachable sheep cheese$$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Peppadew

  Sweet-hot pepper$$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Pepper Jelly

  Sweet-heat jelly$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Pepperoncini

  Mild pickled pepper$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Pepperoni

  Spicy American salami$

• Fruit

  Persimmon

  Autumn statement fruit$$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Pickled Green Beans

  Vertical crunch$$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Pickled Okra

  Southern novelty pickle$$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Pickled Red Onions

  Bright pink acid$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Pimento Cheese

  Southern cheese spread$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Pine Nuts

  Scatter garnish$$$

• Fruit

  Pineapple

  Sharp tropical fruit$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Pistachios

  Colour and crunch$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Pita Chips

  Sturdy scoop$

• Crackers & Breads

  Pizzelle

  Thin patterned wafer$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Plantain Chips

  Gluten-free sturdy scoop$

• Fruit

  Plums

  Late-summer colour$

• Fruit

  Pomegranate

  Jewel scatter$$

• Cheese

  Pont-l'Évêque

  Square washed-rind$$$

• Cheese

  Port Salut

  Gentle washed-rind$

• Crackers & Breads

  Prawn Crackers

  Umami puffed base$

• Crackers & Breads

  Pretzel Crisps

  Salt and snap$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Prosciutto di Parma

  The benchmark ham$$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Prosciutto di San Daniele

  Sweeter dry-cured ham$$$

• Fruit

  Prunes

  Dark sweet fruit$

• Crackers & Breads

  Pumpernickel

  Dark sweet bread$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Pumpkin Seeds

  Nut-free crunch$

• Cheese

  Queso Fresco

  Mild crumbling cheese$

• Cheese

  Raclette

  Melting centerpiece$$

• Cheese

  Reblochon

  Gentle washed-rind$$$

• Cheese

  Red Hawk

  American washed-rind$$$

• Cheese

  Red Leicester

  Mellow orange cheddar-style$

• Crackers & Breads

  Rice Crackers

  Gluten-free savory base$

• Cheese

  Ricotta

  Spoonable fresh cheese$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Rillettes

  Spreadable potted meat$$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Roasted Chestnuts

  Winter centrepiece$$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Roasted Red Peppers

  Sweet smoky vegetable$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Romesco

  Nutty red dip$$

• Cheese

  Roncal

  Firm sheep cheese$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Root Vegetable Chips

  Gluten-free color$

• Cheese

  Roquefort

  Intense sheep's-milk blue$$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Rosemary Crackers

  Aromatic base$$

• Finishing Touches

  Rosemary Sprigs

  Structural garnish$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Rosette de Lyon

  Large fine-grained salami$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Rye Crispbread

  Hearty base$

• Cheese

  Sainte-Maure de Touraine

  Sculptural goat log$$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Salchichón

  Peppered Spanish salami$

• Crackers & Breads

  Saltines

  Budget neutral base$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Sardines

  Tinned fish centerpiece$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Saucisson Sec

  French dry salami$$

• Finishing Touches

  Sea Salt Caramels

  Soft sweet finish$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Seeded Crackers

  Texture base$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Sesame Crackers

  Toasty base$

• Crackers & Breads

  Shortbread

  Buttery dessert base$$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Smoked Almonds

  Savoury accent nut$

• Cheese

  Smoked Gouda

  Smoky crowd-pleaser$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Smoked Salmon

  Cold-smoked fish$$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Smoked Trout

  Mild smoked fish$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Sobrasada

  Spreadable paprika sausage$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Socca

  Gluten-free warm flatbread$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Soppressata

  Coarse-ground salami$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Sourdough

  Acidic bread$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Speck

  Smoked dry-cured ham$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Speculoos

  Caramelised spiced base$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Spiced Nut Mix

  Savoury nut course$$

• Cheese

  Stilton

  Classic English blue$$

• Cheese

  Stracciatella

  Spoonable fresh cream$$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Summer Sausage

  Tangy American sausage$

• Pickles, Olives & Briny

  Sun-Dried Tomatoes

  Concentrated umami$$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Sunflower Seeds

  Cheap nut-free scatter$

• Cheese

  Taleggio

  Approachable stinky cheese$$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Tapenade

  Salty savoury spread$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Taralli

  Italian savory ring$

• Cured Meat & Seafood

  Teewurst

  Spreadable smoked sausage$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Tomato Jam

  Savoury-sweet spread$$

• Cheese

  Tomme de Savoie

  Rustic mountain cheese$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Tostada Rounds

  Gluten-free flat base$

• Cheese

  Triple-Crème

  Luxury soft cheese$$$

• Cheese

  Truffle Cheese

  Aromatic showpiece$$$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Truffle Honey

  Luxury drizzle$$$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Tzatziki

  Cooling dip$

• Cheese

  Valençay

  Sculptural goat cheese$$$

• Cheese

  Vegan Brie

  Plant-based centerpiece$$$

• Cheese

  Vegan Cream Cheese

  Plant-based savory spread$$

• Crackers & Breads

  Vegetable Bases

  No-carb base$

• Crackers & Breads

  Walnut Raisin Bread

  Sweet-nutty bread$$

• Nuts & Seeds

  Walnuts

  Tannic nut$

• Crackers & Breads

  Water Crackers

  Neutral base$

• Cheese

  Wensleydale with Cranberries

  Sweet holiday cheese$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Whipped Feta

  Salty whipped dip$

• Spreads, Jams & Honey

  Whole Grain Mustard

  Default meat condiment$

• Crackers & Breads

  Whole Wheat Crackers

  Nutty base$

• Finishing Touches

  Za'atar

  Herb and sumac blend$

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