Barossa Valley Cheese Co. Le Petit Prince

You might recall the rather pretty label found on a cheese called La Petite Princesse, well here is it's other half

Cheese: Le Petit Prince Chèvre à Croûte Lavée (Washed Rind Goat Cheese)
Location: Cheese Cellar - 67B Murray Street, Angaston, South Australia

You might be able to work out the quote that's written on the side but if you don't it's by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry from The Fox and the Little Prince

It is the time you have wasted for your rose that makes your rose so important

This is quite the substantial block in the hand and one of the more pleasant aspects is to inhale deeply and enjoy the scent of this type of cheese. It's a clean, fresh smell just like walking into a cheese room.

Unwrapped you can immediately see the orange skin through the fine white mould.

It's quite an interesting type of patterning on the top and bottom - a quasi corrugation of sorts.

When sliced it's white curd confirms this is a goat cheese. It's still quite firm at this stage you can make out a bit of softness near the edges - keep in mind that this is basically straight out of the fridge - give it a little time to come to room temperature and it will continue to soften.

To best enjoy serve generous segments on roughly torn sourdough - this is a type of cheese that appreciates bread, please no wimpy water crackers for this one!

If you're interested in finding this cheese and live in Melbourne, I've found all three at Delicatess at Prahran Market.


Originally published here