The discipline of pairing crackers and cheese can elevate your snacking or entertaining experience. The proper selection of crackers can enhance the flavors and textures of the cheese you serve, resulting in a harmonious and delectable combination.
Whether you are a cheese connoisseur or a casual cheese enthusiast, choosing the finest crackers to pair with cheese is essential for an unforgettable culinary experience. This article, will explain what are the best crackers to serve with cheese.
The Best Crackers To Serve With Cheese
Neutrals And Classics
1. Carr’s Table Water Crackers
Cheese on Carr’s water biscuits is about as traditional as it gets. The flavor is neutral, with a faintly toasty undertone that complements every type of cheese conceivable.
This is the box to select if you prefer cheese over crackers. Find them in the gourmet cheese or specialty cracker sections of the supermarket.
2. Stonewall Kitchen Sea Salt Crackers
Stonewall’s Sea Salt Crackers are thin, crunchy, and have a mild taste. They are a pantry staple. Since there is only a small amount of salt on the top, your guests won’t get too much salt from the cheese and crackers.
The two-bite dimension of these crackers makes them ideal for fitting into the crevices of a cheese board.
3. Cabaret Buttery Original Crackers
On a cheese plate, guests always appreciate fresh butter crackers. Since Cabaret crackers are more flavorful and slightly sweet than other simple crackers, we like to serve them alongside aged cheddar. Additionally, they pair well with robust condiments such as pimento cheese.
4. Grissini Breadsticks
Olive oil that’s thin and crisp Grissini breadsticks are a rustic yet refined addition to a cheese platter.
They can create an impressive centerpiece when presented upright in a tall glass. Or, encase them in Prosciutto di Parma and serve them with olives and aged Italian cheeses for the ideal spread inspired by the Mediterranean.
Wheat Crackers
5. Carr’s Whole Wheat
This option straddles the line between a cracker and a biscuit. Carr’s Whole Wheat Crackers are denser than the other varieties on this list (similar to digestive biscuits) and have a honey-like sweetness reminiscent of graham crackers.
6. Triscuit Original
Triscuits are the quintessential wheat-based snack. These sturdy, woven crackers are suitable for serving with any cheese, whether delicate and spreadable or crumbly. (We enjoy them, particularly with piquant cheddar, apples, and salami.)
7. Original Briton
These crisp cracker rounds are made with whole wheat flour and wheat germ. They have a mild, nutty taste and a crisp texture, which makes them a good addition to many cheeses.
Compared to Carr’s Whole Wheat crackers, Breton Original crackers are thinner, flakier, and less saccharine.
8. Lesley Stowe’s Raincoast Crisps
These handmade, small-batch crisps look like tiny pieces of fruit and nut bread. They go well with many kinds of cheese because they have dried fruits, seeds, and nuts that have been kept.
Rosemary Raisin Pecan and Fig and Olive are our favorite Raincoast Crisps.
9. Rip Rap Bakery Seeded Crackers
Rip Rap’s seeded crackers stand out visually on a cheese board due to their bands of poppy seeds, sesame seeds, and paprika.
The beautiful segments add color and flavor and pair well with aged cheeses. Crafted in Central Pennsylvania by hand.
10. Crunchmaster Multi-Grain Sea Salt
These Multi-Grain Salt Crackers are made from four seeds and corn flour. They do not have gluten.
We heard about them from a friend who eats gluten-free, and when we put them on a cheese board, all of our guests loved them.
11. Castleton Crackers Multi-Seeded Rye
With caraway, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, and rye flour, Castleton’s Multi-Seeded Rye crackers are a unique snack that pairs well with any cheese.
They have a flaky texture and are robust enough to withstand cheese sauces. Made by hand in Vermont.
Flatbreads, Crisps, and Tortas
12. Ines Rosales Olive Oil Tortas
Ines Rosales (named after their inventor, Ines Rosales Cabello) has been crafting these crispy, flaky olive oil tortas by hand in Seville for over a century. Individually wrapped in waxed paper, these paper-thin, airy rounds are a distinct complement to creamy cheeses.
Tortas made with olive oil are available in both sweet and savory varieties. Our favorites are the Original (sesame seed and anise) and Seville Orange (especially with chèvre!).
13. Firehook Mediterranean Sea Salt Crackers
These flatbread-like artisan crackers are cut into long segments and sprinkled with sea salt flakes. You can serve Mediterranean Sea Salt Crackers with anything from a semisoft Swiss to cheese dips and condiments to oozing Epoisses.
14. La Panzanella Mini Croccantini
These crackers are a miniature variant of La Panzanella’s Croccantini flatbreads. They’re versatile enough to partner with almost any cheese on your board and layer beautifully for a fanned presentation.
Our favorites are the original (sea salt), crushed pepper, and sesame Mini Croccantini.
15. Rustic Bakery Sweet Onion & Creme Fraiche Flatbread
In contrast to our typical preference for neutral-flavored crackers for a cheese platter, we discovered a new favorite last summer in these sweet-savory flatbreads from Rustic Bakery.
Rich creme fraiche, caramelized onions, and white sesame seeds are well-balanced with a sourdough base to create a flavor that complements cheeses without overwhelming them.
You can create a cheese platter that tantalizes the taste buds and satisfies your culinary curiosity by investigating various options, from classic water crackers to rustic oatcakes and everything in between.
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