Country Style – September 2019

A wheel of Bruny Island Cheese Co
Raw Milk c2. RIGHT Cheesemaker
Nick Haddow in the dairy.

WINNER 30TH BIRTHDAY

AFINESELECTION

Nicklikestoservehischeeseona woodenboardora whiteplattersothe

cheesestandsoutwitha glassofBrunyIslandBeerCoFarmAlealongsideit.

1 AverygobletinSprayBlue,$12.95. 2 BretagneplatterinAntiqueWhite,$49.95.

3 ParassyplacematinBayBlue,$14.95. 4 RattanMajorcacheeseknife, $23.95.

5 Juracheeseboard, $79.95.AllitemsfromProvincialHomeLiving,telephone

(03) 98259400 orvisitprovincialhomeliving.com.au

HOW TO CREATE

THE PERFECT

CHEESEBOARD

Cheesemaker Nick Haddow

shares his tips for putting

together a cheese plate.

There are two options, Nick

writes in his book Milk Made.

The first he calls “the

knockout blow”, where you

serve a single amazing cheese

in perfect condition. “This

is my preferred option,” says

Nick. “Serving a cheese so

good that putting anything

else on the board would

detract from it.” He suggests

a strong blue with rye and

molassesora cloth-matured

cheddarwithoatcakes.The

secondoptionisthe“multiple

choicestatement”where

youserveseveralcheeses

together.Choosemorethan

two,butlessthanfivecheeses

thataredifferentinf lavour,

texture,styleandageprofile.

Forexample,a softgoat’s

cheese,a sheep’smilkblue

and a hard cow’s milk cheese.

“What you don’t want is three

cheeses that are too similar,”

says Nick. “Your number one

rule is balance.” As for the

age-old question of bread or

crackers? “I like to taste the

cheese and enjoy its texture

without anything else.” When

it comes to accompaniments,

Nick’sadviceis“choose

somethingthatworkswith

thef lavourofthecheese

ratherthancompetingwith

it.Sugarbalancessaltyand

acidcomplementsacid.”

That’swhytheclassic

matchesofgorgonzolaand

honey,cheddarandfruitcake,

goat’scheeseandcrisppear

worksowelltogether.

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C2 WHEEL PHOTOGRAPHY

SAM SHELLY

28 COUNTRY STYLE SEPTEMBER 2019