delicious Australia – September 2019

THISMONTH, we’reexcitedabout

theauthenticartisanalcheeseswe

haveavailableatourdoorstep.

Notbeingboundbycenturiesof

cheese-makingtraditionshasenabled

Australianmakerstoinnovateand

createextraordinarycheeses with

their ownterroir.

OURTOPPICKS

HolyGoatCheese(VIC)

SuttonGrangeFarmcreatesbenchmark

goat’scheeses.Itssignature‘LaLuna’

hasa full-bodiedflavour,and earthy,

citrusandnuttynotes.

ShawRiverBuffaloCheese(VIC)

Fromthedairythatpioneeredmilking

buffaloin Australia.Its‘AnnieBaxter

SpecialReserve’is a hardcheesewith

a naturalrind,smoothtextureand

balanceofsweetcaramelandnuttytones.

BrunyIslandCheeseCo.(TAS)

Cheesemakers that focus on small

2.Cheesetypes– egone each of soft,

hard,bluecheese.

3.Onecheese– selectonestandout

cheese and let guests at it!

SELECTINGVARIETIES

Choosequalityoverquantity.Selectjust

a fewcheeseswitha specialstory.Listen

toyourtastebuds.Choosewhatyoulike;

there’snorightorwrong!Developa

relationshipwithyourlocalcheese

specialist and ask them to guide you.

SERVINGUP

Removecheesefromthefridgeatleast

onehourbeforeserving.Arrangeonyour

cheeseboard,positioningfrommildto

wild,softandcreamytostart,andstrong

andstinkytofinish.Servewithfresh

baguette,toastedmacadamias,native

Australianhoneycomb,quincepaste,

muscatelsandwalnutroulade.Decorate

with native gumnut branches.

production,traditionalherdsand

environmentallysustainablepractices.

Ourfavouriteis its‘C2’,Australia’sfirst

raw-milkcheesemadeintoa cooked

curdcheese,witha sweetaromaand

a mildbrownbutterandnuttyflavour.

PromCountryCheese(VIC)

Thisfamilyowneddairyin South

Gippslandis famousforits‘VenusBlue’,

a delicate,creamybluewitha softfinish.

Section28ArtisanCheeses(SA)

Section28producesAlpine-style

cheesesin theAdelaideHills,including

the‘Monforte’,a raw-milksemi-hard

cheesethathassweet,milkynotesand

balanced fruit and earthy undertones.

ULTIMATEAUSSIE CHEESE BOARD

• THEBASICS
  Werecommend50-100gofcheeseper
  person.Youcancurateyourboardby:
  1.Milktypes– egoneeachofgoat’s,
  cow’s, ewe’s and buffalo cheese. PHOTOGRAPHY

BRETT

STEVENS

STYLING

KIRSTEN JENKINS

MERCHANDISING

EMMALY STEWART

@thestuddsiblings

LOCAL

HEROES

Havingsampledthebestcheese

fromaroundtheworld,EllieandSam

Studdcanattestthatwhenit comes

touniquevarietieswithsuperior

flavour, there’s no place like home.

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