As part of our At home and Abroad series.
Cheese is mainly European and Australian. You would hardly see gourmet cheese in Asia. There are about 10000 different varieties of cheeses in the world.
Prahran Market is having their Cheese week at the moment and to kick things off there was a free masterclass which you had to book it online or at the Market Office. These classes run for a limited time on Fridays at 12:30pm.
If you are coming from the city I suggest that you take the number 72 tram to Camberwell. The stop is just outside the market.
Here the masterclass was run by Angelo from the Cheese Deli shop. There was a lot of talk about the cheeses that are made in Australia. When I eat gourmet cheese it reminds me of the country.
There were ten people in the class. The ten of us sampled four cheeses and the one that was loved by most was the cheddar as it reminded us of Tasmania. This cheese was actually made in Tasmania.
These cheeses were
1) Brie- this one was creamy and milky and had a really smooth texture about it. This is a room temperature cheese
2) White rind- we tried this one with the muscatels (grapes with seeds). The creaminess is similar to the first but except this was more robust.
3) Cheddar- this is an English cheese which was young. Hence it had that beautiful fruity taste to it. When I eat this I think of rolling cheeses.
4) Blue Vein- I have tried this cheese before and I have never really liked it all that much as it had this weird off taste about it
In the end we all took home a bag of goodies which included a cheese board and a block of cheese as well as a $5 gift card for Prahran Market.
It really does pay for you to try out everything (including new foods) whilst you are in Melbourne. Otherwise what is the point of choosing Melbourne as your study destination? You may as well go home to study.
Many thanks to the Cheese shop deli and Prahran Market for this.
Cheese is mainly European and Australian. You would hardly see gourmet cheese in Asia. There are about 10000 different varieties of cheeses in the world.
Prahran Market is having their Cheese week at the moment and to kick things off there was a free masterclass which you had to book it online or at the Market Office. These classes run for a limited time on Fridays at 12:30pm.
If you are coming from the city I suggest that you take the number 72 tram to Camberwell. The stop is just outside the market.
Here the masterclass was run by Angelo from the Cheese Deli shop. There was a lot of talk about the cheeses that are made in Australia. When I eat gourmet cheese it reminds me of the country.
There were ten people in the class. The ten of us sampled four cheeses and the one that was loved by most was the cheddar as it reminded us of Tasmania. This cheese was actually made in Tasmania.
These cheeses were
1) Brie- this one was creamy and milky and had a really smooth texture about it. This is a room temperature cheese
2) White rind- we tried this one with the muscatels (grapes with seeds). The creaminess is similar to the first but except this was more robust.
3) Cheddar- this is an English cheese which was young. Hence it had that beautiful fruity taste to it. When I eat this I think of rolling cheeses.
4) Blue Vein- I have tried this cheese before and I have never really liked it all that much as it had this weird off taste about it
In the end we all took home a bag of goodies which included a cheese board and a block of cheese as well as a $5 gift card for Prahran Market.
It really does pay for you to try out everything (including new foods) whilst you are in Melbourne. Otherwise what is the point of choosing Melbourne as your study destination? You may as well go home to study.
Many thanks to the Cheese shop deli and Prahran Market for this.
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