Australian Gourmet Traveller - (01)January 2020 (1)

Notesonbuying

·Alwayscheckthelabelforadded

sugarorotherextraingredients.

·Lightcanaffecttheflavourin glass

packaging,butglassis a more

sustainablechoicethanplastic.

·If youfindthatyoghurtis toothinfor

yourliking,makeyourownGreek-style

yoghurtbystrainingit throughmuslin

ora coffeefilterin a sieveovera bowl.

Stirsaltthroughtheyoghurtbefore

straining to make labne.●

MILKTYPES

In Australia,wetypicallyconsume

cow’s-milkyoghurt,butit’salso

possibletofindyoghurtmadewith

sheep’s,goat’sandbuffalo’smilk,and

soonevencamel’smilk.Eachtypehas

itsowncharacteristics:buffalo’sis high

in proteinandfat,producinga rich

yoghurt;sheep’sis highin fat,giving

theyoghurta verycreamytexture;

whilegoat’shassmallerfatmolecules,

creatinga thinneryoghurt.

BARAMBAH

COW’SMILK,QLD

Thisyoghurtis unhomogenised,so

there’screamontop– thecreamis

sweet,theyoghurttart.4 percentfat.

barambahorganics.com.au

MEREDITHDAIRY

SHEEP’SMILK,VIC

Sheep’s-milkyoghurtis sweet

andfragrant.It’sversatilein

dishesandbeautifulwithherbs.

5.5 percentfat.meredithdairy.com

PECORADAIRY

SHEEP’SMILK,NSW

Unhomogenisedwithlive

cultures,theflavourofthisyoghurt

evolvesdaily.5.5percentfat.

pecoradairy.com.au

SHAWRIVER

BUFFALO’SMILK,VIC

There’sa lovelyjellytextureand

goodwheyseparationandacidity

inthisyoghurt.6.6percentfat

in pot-set.shawriverbuffalo.com

JALNA

COW’SMILK,VIC

Creamis addedtoGreek-style

yoghurtfora lighttexture

anda clean,acidicflavour.

10 percentfat.jalna.com.au

FARMERSUNION

COW’SMILK,VIC

Thispot-setyoghurthasa light

milkflavour,brightacidityanda little

wheyseparation.3.2percentfat.

farmersunionyogurt.com.au

TAMARVALLEYDAIRY

COW’SMILK,TAS

Goodtextureanda cleanmilk

flavour,butenoughacidtocut

throughrichness.Greatin marinades.

9.8 per centfat.tamarvalleydairy.com.au

CHOBANI

COW’SMILK,VIC

A silky-textured,mildly

flavouredstrainedyoghurt.

4 percentfat.chobani.com.au

GIPPSLANDDAIRY

COW’SMILK,VIC

A shinytextureandaddedsugar

makethisa greatdessertyoghurt.

6.4 percentfat.gippslanddairy.com.au

COUNTRYVALLEY

COW’SMILK,NSW

Smoothandthick,withnice

acidityandnowheyseparation.

3.7 per cent fat. countryvalley.com.au

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