How do you eat from a cheese platter?

Question

using your fingers or with a fork? The cheese platter of course is served with wine.

Answer 1

Just cut it with a knife and see what your options are. Very firm crumbly cheese isn't going to work with a fork; very soft, not with your fingers.

It does depend on what's provided with the plate. Don't go looking for a knife if it's clearly in single servings.

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1) Log: slice into discs.
(2) Cylindrical, squat: slice into wedges. (Note that a tall cylinder would be put on its side into log form.)
(3a) Wedge, upright: the idea here is to preserve the wedge shape of the cheese by cutting pieces at an angle (let’s just say 45 degrees) to the back of the cheese rind instead of cutting parallel to the rind, which would make the cheese a trapezoid. About midway, you can cut the cheese perpendicular to the rind or continue at an angle.
(3b) Wedge, lying on side: cut parallel to the back of the cheese rind up to about mid-way through. Then cut perpendicular to the rind (this is to prevent one slice from having all of the rind at the end.)
(4) Rectangular, lying on side: cut into strips (parallel to rind)

http://www.bankersball.com/2006/09/11/etiquette-time-cheese/

Some fork comments:

http://www.indoindians.com/lifestyle/etiquette.htm

Answer 2

You tak ethe cheese with a cheese knife, my dear. NEVER a fork. How gauche.

Start with the mildest, work up to the blue.

Answer 3

With you fingers, careful not to touch the next piece!

Answer 4

Usually there are toothpicks and I use those, but that was what others were doing, so I followed!

Answer 5

Sneeze on it. Then it doesn't matter what you use to eat... It's all yours!