Okay, so I haven't posted a smidge about our Melbourne trip - and it's going to have to wait, because there is something more important to report. I finally tried Holy Goat 'La Luna' cheese!!! For those unfamiliar, La Luna is an organic washed rind goats cheese, it has been referred to Australia's best cheese by more than one food critic, and has, until now, been unattainable here in Brisbane. After what has been literally years of longing to try this cheese, I was soooo excited to find it on Friday afternoon at the hideously overpriced James St Market.
Since then the eating of the La Luna has very much occupied my mind, and today was the day. We purchased figs at the markets (later caramelised with butter and honey) and journeyed to a bakery several suburbs away to ensure we had the best baguette to carry the cheese (the bakery is Bannetton in Ashgrove, but if you get the chance, go to the Kelvin Grove Markets on a Saturday, where they bake and sell the bread on the spot!). The cheese was taken out of the fridge a couple of hours before the intended eating time - I tell you, this cheese eating is a strategic business. Then there was the issue of the wine! What would one drink with this expectant cheese? After considering the smell of the cheese - real barn yarn stuff, I decided to go with a pinot grigio with pear flavours and a dry finish. The wine chosen - The Ned 2009 Pinot Grigio, Marlborough , NZ. It turned out to be an excellent choice!
Back to the cheese. After so much build up in my mind about just how excellent this cheese would be, there was a real risk we would be let down in the tasting. But, I am very pleased to say, the cheese was absolutely delicious! At first I found the taste too salty for me (I have a pretty low salty threshold) but this quickly dissipated and the true flavour of the cheese emerged. It was so good, all musty and goaty and ripe.
I implore you, if you see it, be it in deli or a menu - buy it!
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