The Ultimate Cheese Tasting Experience
The art of tasting cheese is a highly sensory exercise and when you engage all sense in the process, it makes for a richer experience. To enjoy the experience, we recommend using all senses with these 5 simple steps:
Step 1
Appearance – take a look and observe the colour, texture, shape and condition of the cheese, including its ripeness
Step 2
Feel – assess how the cheese feels under your fingertips. Gently squeeze to asses ripeness, touch the rind and work the body of the cheddar
Step 3
Aroma – close your eyes and smell the cheese aroma
Step 4
Flavour – Take a bite and savour it, chew it slowly letting the cheese soften on your tongue. Assess the texture and flavour
Step 5
After flavours – once you have swallowed the cheese, pay attention to what flavours linger on your palate
How to plate up a people-pleasing platter
Cheese Platters
- Use 3 or 4 different cheese types such as South Cape Foodservice Brie (SFSB1) or the luxurious King Island Surprise Bay Cheddar (KICC) and King Island Roaring 40s Blue Cheese (KIBCW)
- Use fresh and dried fruit such as Chefmaster's dried raisins (RA1) apricots (GDA) assortment of walnuts (CWHP) pistachio (USPI) and fruit pastes such Mayers Quince Paste (QP240)
- Ensure to include some Arnott's Water Crackers (CWC) and crusty breads
Antipasto/Grazing Boards
- Use 3 or 4 different cheese types that range from soft to hard and vintage crumbly
- Don't forget to include cured meats - we recommend our Papandrea range of Guanciale (PGSM), Mild or Hot Soppressata (PMSS, PHSS1), Pancetta (PPFM), and the deliciously rich Calabrese Nduja (PNCS300)
- Include pickled vegetables such as Robo Artichokes (ARA1) Peppers (WGP) or olives (CWGO) and an assortment of Chris' dips
- Finish off with lavosh (LACB) grissini (GGP) pita crisps and crackers
Charcuterie and Cheese
- Use 2 types of cheese - soft cheese such as South Cape Mini Camembert (SCC125) or South Cape Mini Brie (SCMB125) and hard cheeses such as Black Jack Monterey cheese (BJMCS) or the Gold Amadeus Fontina cheese (AGFC)
- Include assorted sliced cured meats from our Papandrea range
- Don't forget the crusty bread!