There’s nothing quite like a sophisticated cheese platter to accompany good wine and even better company on New Year’s Eve, or any time really! To help you plan a cheese platter that will seriously impress your guests, we’re reposting quality and fine foods connoisseur, Simon Johnson’s top five cheeses for a sophisticated cheese board.
Simon Johnson Quality Foods is the leading provider of Australia’s finest range of imported and home grown quality food, offering only products of the highest integrity – so it’s fair to say he knows a thing or two about cheese! Simon is a regular judge of Australian cheese and olive oil.
There are eight Simon Johnson retail stores located in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia.
Simon Johnsons recommendations on the Top 5 Cheese:
For the “sophisticated cheese board” – but we do recommend to come in and talk to us about what is best on the day!
1. Cabot Cheddar Cloth Matured
This gourmet cheese is a natural rinded traditional cheddar, with layers of nutty, slightly fruity and nearly buttery flavour, with the mellowness of caramel undertones made from pasteurised milk
2. Carles Roquefort AOC
Roquefort is made from fresh sheep’s milk, taken from sheep grazing on the limestone plateau in the south of France. It has powerful flavour which is even a little spicy.
3. Fromage de Meaux
Fromage de Meauxis a Brie-style cheese from Seine-et-Marne, France with wild flavours of fresh butter, mushroom, and white pepper.
4. Chevrot 200g
Chevrot is a Creamy, even molten under the rind, yet firm and velvety smooth at the heart, type of goat’s cheese.
5. Comte AOP Will Studd Selected 18mth
Comté is a pressed cooked cheese made with unpasteurized milk. Comté is characterized by its surprisingly rich flavour – this is not a cheese that always tastes the same!
Learn more about Simon’s fine foods at simonjohnson.com.au
For more cheese advice, watch as Food and Wine Expert Rebecca Varidel chats to Simon Johnson about the five categories of cheese and impress your guests with your knowledge of fine food!
