Results: Charcuterie!
Published on 09/13/2023
Per dictionary.com...
charcuterie-cooked, processed, or cured cold meats and meat products, originally and typically pork products, as sausages, pâtés, hams, etc.
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My first exposure to charcuterie went beyond the definition provided in the introduction to this poll; the first charcuterie board in my experience included not only meat products, but fruits, cheeses and candies as well. What do you typically associate with a charcuterie board?
Meats and meat products
57%
1264 votes
Fruits
36%
794 votes
Vegetables
38%
835 votes
Nuts & Seeds
29%
645 votes
Candies
10%
218 votes
Cheeses
53%
1162 votes
I've never knowingly encountered charcuterie, on a board nor anywhere else.
27%
586 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
60 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.47% | 26 | |
| Crackers | 0.22% | 12 |
| olives | 0.04% | 2 |
| N/A | 0.04% | 2 |
| breads, crackers, olives, | 0.02% | 1 |
| Crackers and/or bread, perhaps | 0.02% | 1 |
| Not the word, I just called it a cheese tray, or veggies and dip | 0.02% | 1 |
| Breads, olives, cooked peppers, marinated artichoke hearts, | 0.02% | 1 |
| olives, some nuts, but not all kinds, cold cut meats, and cheese | 0.02% | 1 |
| crckers or specialty breads | 0.02% | 1 |
| Dips chips | 0.02% | 1 |
| Vegetarian . | 0.02% | 1 |
| Nothing | 0.02% | 1 |
| All of the above, but I always just call them by what's on them and add the word platter or tray. Ex. veggie platter, meat, cheese, and cracker tray, etc. | 0.02% | 1 |
| NA | 0.02% | 1 |
| choice of fruity wines | 0.02% | 1 |
| crackers baguettes | 0.02% | 1 |
| I have seen charcuterie boards designed for desserts, hot chocolate and ice cream. | 0.02% | 1 |
| "N/A" should be included in this guy's interminable tomes | 0.02% | 1 |
| Not familiar at all | 0.02% | 1 |
| vegan meats and cheeses | 0.02% | 1 |
| Crunchy Frog | 0.02% | 1 |
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2.
The grandest charcuterie board from which I've ever eaten may have been the one ordered for a birthday party for my mother in 2022. There were many guests at the celebration, so I was certainly not the only person to eat from it. But have you ever made or would you ever make a charcuterie board merely for your own consumption, either for one meal or more?
Yes, I would
28%
618 votes
Yes, I have.
16%
345 votes
Unsure whether I would &/or already have
22%
491 votes
No
34%
746 votes
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3.
On two occasions I've helped assemble small charcuterie boards for individuals. For the past couple years my church congregation has participated in a summertime program making and distributing free lunches for anyone to pick up, though the program is geared to students who wouldn't be getting meals at school. The lady coordinating my church body's week's worth of contributions included a mini-charcuterie board (with sausages, cheeses, fruits and candies...and maybe nuts?) board among the meals. Does this seem to you like something fun to put together &/or eat?
Yes to at least one of those
55%
1212 votes
Uncertain regarding one or both
22%
474 votes
No to either
23%
514 votes
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4.
Not long after I thought of composing a survey about charcuterie, I thought about what would be included on a vegan or vegetarian charcuterie board. I've seen examples online that didn't much impress me, but what would you want to see o such a board?
Meatless cold cuts, sausages, pate's, etc.
21%
469 votes
Fruits
43%
942 votes
Nuts &/or seeds
35%
768 votes
Vegetables
41%
892 votes
Dairy &/or non-dairy cheeses
31%
678 votes
Hard boiled &/or hard poached eggs &/or egg substitutes (best kept chilled)
21%
451 votes
All of the above
21%
453 votes
The idea of meatless charcuterie is an oxymoron I don't want to contemplate apart from answering this question in order to the get points for completing this poll.
25%
548 votes
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5.
Whether or not you like eating and/or assembling charcuterie, do you, as I do, think that "charcuterie" (pronounced shar-KOO-tur-ee, in case you didn't know) is a fun word to say?
Yes
41%
908 votes
Undecided
30%
657 votes
No
29%
635 votes
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