Maffra Cheese

Taste

Maffra Cheese is a specialty cheesemaker located in Victoria. We picked up these 2 award winning cheeses from their range:

• Mature Cheddar - Made using the spring milk from a single herd of Holstein Friesians, Maffra Mature Cheddar embodies the richness of Gippsland's dairy country. Maffra Mature Cheddar is matured to a distinctive smooth flavour, with peak maturity between 12 and 18 months.

  Well, it certainly tastes better than other cheddar, with a great balance of sweetness and acidity.

• Red Leicester - Maffra Red Leicester has a tightly knit texture and buttery, mellow flavour. The cheese takes its colour from a natural dye found in the seeds of the South American Annatto plant. Try serving with celery, fig jam and a dry white.

  Hmmmm, dunno about the white, but I could eat this by the block. The walnut in this really enhances the flavour. It is a bit more subtle than some of the other Leicester around.

Rating - 7.5

Look

We bought wedges from their rounds, but their cheese looks like the natural colour it’s supposed to be.

Rating - 2

C-factor

$22.95/kg for the cheddar, similar for the Leicester.

Rating - 1

Swiss Points - 10.5

Ingredients

Mature Cheddar

milk, cultures, salt, rennet

Available At

Farmer Markets, specialty stores