How to build your own charcuterie chalet: Forget gingerbread houses... from chorizo chimneys to parmesan snow, savoury shacks are 2020's bonkers festive food fad
New foodie fad are savoury takes on the traditional festive gingerbread houses
Some feature veggie suitable options and others are a cheese and olive delights
Home cooks create cracker walls, cooked meats roofs and cucumber treesFrom sprout-flavoured ketchup to mince pie gin, ’tis the season of silly food trends.
But none is quirkier than the latest festive fad: the charcuterie chalet.
A savoury take on the traditional gingerbread house, these have been popping up across the country, with inventive home cooks using crackers and cream cheese to build walls, cooked meat as roof tiles and even carving trees out of cucumbers.
Surrounded by mozzarella snowmen, olive penguins and a Santa sleigh made from pepper and asparagus, the intricacy of these constructions knows no bounds.
Some even feature grated parmesan snow, chopped nut vegetable patches and curtains made of ham — perfect for the carnivore in your life!
But with all that fresh produce, and a fridge packed full with Christmas food, you’ll need to eat it fast.
So how easy is it to make a meaty mansion? SARAH RAINEY put her cooking — and construction — skills to the ultimate festive test .
CHEESY COTTAGE CRAFTED FROM CRACKERS: Fancy an alternative to a cheeseboard? Why not craft a chalet out of cheese and bread? This one comes with ham roses, cucumber trees and a mozzarella snowmanMEATY MANSION WITH BREADSTICK WALLS: This traditional take on the savoury chalet trend is a meat-lover’s dream, with ham and salami roof tiles, a chorizo path and sausage chimneyCRUDITÉ CABIN WITH FOCACCIA FOUNDATIONS: Here’s a savoury cabin just for you, made with raw vegetable roof tiles, olive penguins, a wasabi pea path and a nutty cabbage patchhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9074025/How-build-charcuterie-chalet-Savoury-shacks-2020s-bonkers-festive-food-fad.html