Don't forget to
serve a nice cheese plate with wine for your holiday gatherings. I usually
prepare 3 varieties of cheese, a blue cheese, a brie variety, and a harder
variety. We should always pair some sweet fruits and jam with the cheese too.
My cheese plate shown here blends some typical Japanese fruits such as Asian
pear and Kaki (persimmon). The kaki fruit (persimmon) can be very sweet like a
candy and Asian pear is sweet, crisp, and very juicy. Asian pear is best served
before it gets too ripe, so don’t leave them for too long on the counter like
regular pear. You can store them in the fridge.
Sometimes I even
like to use Japanese rice crackers with the cheese plate. Brown rice crackers
match best but any light salted type should be fine. Avoid the thick or soy
sauce flavored ones.
There is one more
Japanese item on this cheese plate. It is bamboo leaves! Lay the cheese and
fruits directly onto the bamboo leaves. It adds a bit on Japanese styling and keeps
the cheese from sticking to your plate or cutting board. This becomes a unique
and interesting blend of Western and Japanese cultures for the holidays!
I included my favorite homemade fig jam. You can see the recipe here; Fig Jam for your Cheese Plate
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