This Taste of Nova Scotia cheese, charcuterie and seafood board is your new holiday party staple. While it looks elaborate, it’s actually the key to a stress-free holiday gathering. So go on, celebrate!

Directions:

1. Be creative: Every board can be different – there’s no hard and fast rules to follow! We’ve got such a great variety of local products to choose from in Nova Scotia.
2. Select a variety of cheese:  Choose an assortment of seasonings and textures to keep everyone’s taste buds satisfied.
3. Add meat or fish: We’re lucky to have a variety of cured seafood and savoury charcuterie in Nova Scotia to suit your fancy.
4. Include jams or preserves: Balance out the meat and fish with a little sweetness – you can even add fruit.
5. Embrace the bread: Sliced baguettes are perfect for pairing ingredients together.
6. The end result: Display your selections on a hand-crafted board from Ashwurks.
7. Perfect pairings: Don’t forget to pair with your favourite Nova Scotia wine, beer, spirit or cider!

Looking for inspiration? We suggest mixing and matching:

• Knoydart Farm old cheddar cheese
• Fox Hill Cheese House plain Havarti cheese
• Sourdough baguette from Boulangerie La Vendéenne
• Apricot and honey loaf from Boulangerie La Vendéenne
• Fox Hill Cheese House smoked flavour gouda
• Comeau’s Sea Foods Ltd lightly-smoked seafood and shrimp spread
• Fox Hill Cheese House burrows bounty with cranberries
• J. Willy Krauch smoked mackerel
• Tangled Garden orange chive jelly
• Tangled Garden raspberry lavender jelly
• Galloping Cows Fine Foods hot jalapeno pepper spread
• Cornect Family Farm unpasteurized liquid honey
• Noggins Corner Farm Market dried apple rings

Source Guide: 

• Purchase Knoydart cheese at Pete’s Fine Foods, select Sobeys locations or the farm gate.
• J.Willy Krauch brand smoked mackerel can be purchased from their online store or Clearwater Seafood.
• Purchase Fox Hill cheese at their Port Williams cheese house.
• Boulangerie La Vendéenne products are available at the Halifax Seaport Farmers Market or their Mahone Bay retail location.
• Comeau’s Sea Foods Ltd products are available at Sobeys and Superstore locations across Nova Scotia.
• Tangled Garden products are available on location or can be ordered by mail.
• Galloping Cows Fine Foods products are available at Sobeys or online.
• Products from Cornect Family Farm can be purchased at Stirling Fruit Farms, the Pork Shop or visit their website.

Photography by: Jess Emin

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