They started in the 15th. century in France – charcuterie boards – consisting of cured meats, a necessity to prevent spoilage.

Ever since then chefs, home cooks, have used a variety of foods to create different boards.

Today, chefs, home cooks, active on picture-focused social media sites, Pinterest, Instagram, Tik Tok (snappy video reels) post an endless array of stunning food pictures, many grouped together as new boards, garnering hundreds of millions of views.

Today there are butter boards, cheese boards, dessert, vegetables and one of the latest seafood, aka Seacuterie.