Australian Cheese at Slow Food International’s Fromage-Fest

A proud Gippslander has sent us this news about Australian cheeses making their debut on the Italian ‘Slow Food’ stage, as reported recently in The Age Epicurean.

Australian cheeses will be making their first appearance at Cheese, Slow Food International’s biennial fromage-fest at Bra, Piedmont, in September.

‘Cheese’ is held in alternate years to the massive Salone del Gusto, held in Turin, the major fair, workshop and showcase of foods fitting the Slow ethos.

‘Cheese’ shows Europe’s vast array of artisanal cheese, most of it unpasteurised.

The ‘Cheese’ 2007 special subject is blue cheese (in 2005 it was goat’s cheese) and two Victorian cheeses, the Meredith Blue (sheep) and Gippsland Blue (cow) will be featured in the House of Blue.

The Great Hall of Fame, for rare cheeses, will feature Bruny Island C2 (from Tasmania) and Holy Goat La Luna Ring from Victoria.

A workshop on Australian goat’s cheese will feature cheeses from Holy Goat, Kervalla (WA), Woodside (SA), Tarago River and Red Hill Cheese (Victoria).

A number of Australian producers and distributors are expected to man the show.