For installment three of our collaboration with Academy of Cheese Patron Peter’s Yard we take a look at the charcoal crispbread and pair it with more of our Level One cheeses. You can learn more about any of the cheeses mentioned by visiting our Cheese Library whilst studying on our Level One course.
Add intensity to a cheeseboard
There’s something slightly subversive about a charcoal crispbread. It’s dark colour and pointed corners bring a dash of drama and intensity to the cheeseboard, where it brings contrast to pale yellow wedges and soft white rounds of cheese.
Charcoal crispbread, Mozzarella, Aubergine & Watermelon 
Mozzarella di Bufala Campana PDO
This is particularly true for Mozzarella de Bufala Campana. The brilliant white cheese creates a striking two-tone effect with Peter’s Yard Charcoal & Rye Crispbreads. There’s also a lovely contradiction between the crunch and crack of the crispbread, which is made with 16-hour fermented sourdough, and the plump, stretchy cheese. Add a few slices of blood orange and scatter some toasted coriander seeds (a flavour combo borrowed from chef Yotam Ottolenghi) and you have a simple but sophisticated canapé.
‘Brilliant white cheese creates a striking two-tone effect with Peter’s Yard Charcoal & Rye Crispbreads’
Seek Bold Colour Combinations
Continuing the bold colour combinations, a slice of decadent, snowy white Brillat Savarin on top of a charcoal crispbread with a few dark red cherries (preferably macerated in brandy) on the top creates a pretty picture. Or give it a festive twist with a dollop of sweet and sharp cranberry sauce, which pierces the lushness of the triple cream cheese.
Feta also works well in this way, the salty tang and creamy quality of the sheep’s milk cheese marrying nicely with the buttery crispbreads, which are made with honey and sea salt. Move things up a notch with a lick of honey and a sprinkle of fresh thyme leaves over the the gleaming white cubes of cheese, which stand out vividly against the inky tile-shaped crispbreads.
Brillat-Savarin PGI 
Feta PDO
Do not underestimate the power of the dark side.
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