How To Set Up A French Cheese Breakfast Plate

Yes we are providing a French cheese assortment for a breakfast cheese plate. The Europeans never set a clock for good food so live the good life and have a cheese entree as your morning wake up call or for a light brunch. The cheeses listed below are all easy to find and will make you smile with their flavors and aromas.




Ossau-Iraty or Petit Basque: Both are sheep cheeses from the Pyrenees Mountains with wonderful buttery flavors with an aroma of hazelnuts. Cut either in small but thick wedges.

Crottin Frais: This fresh goat cheese is from the Loire Valley and has a natural rind  a soft creamy inner paste and a light nutty flavor.

Fleur Du Maquis/ Brindamour: Is a soft, mild and aromatic sheep milk cheese from Corsica. The outer rind is encrusted with dried savory and rosemary. Cut in small wedges

Comte (aged):  This is a cow milk cheese is from the Nor-Pas de Calais. Try to find a cheese that is aged for at least 18 months so the nutty flavor is fully developed. Cut into thin wedges or small cubes

Blue d'Auvergne: Is a rindless pasteurized cow's milk blue cheese. This is a mild flavored blue so it will work nicely on our breakfast cheese plate, cut it into small wedges.

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Arrange the cheese on a tray or plate that is big enough to hold all four cheeses so they do not run into each other. Place sweet berries  (strawberries, blackberries and blueberries) around the cheeses to seperate them. Sweet fruits like honeydew or cantelope will work nicely also. Serve with mini toasts, crackers or crusty bread and hot herb tea.