Charcuterie Basics
What sets charcuterie itself apart is variety and presentation together. A snack tray is a tray of a single type or flavor of a snack, and is fairly specific, like a fruit plate or a cheese plate. A snack mix is in turn several things all tossed together to create a semi-uniform medly, like the things in the Trail and Snack Mixes section; doesn't have to all be the same, but is all mixed up and then piled up.
"True" charcuterie, as goblins understand it, is presented flat or nearly flat (but not necessarily nesting or touching, as human trays can, as long as everything is visible/accessible), with a notable variety of textures, tastes, and colors. It is critical to include, if not all, a decent selection of salty, sweet, sour, bland/palette cleasing, spicy, crunchy, soft, slimy, chewy, and refreshing. Components can, of course, be multiple of these things at once. All offerings should be able to be handled with bare hands or minimal utensils (spreading knives and toothpicks are one thing, forks and spoons for eating every bite are another), and be consumable with a single or few number of bites, without setting anything back down half-nibbled.