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Pompeii

  • Made from cow's milk

  • Country of origin: Australia

  • Region: South Australia

  • Type: semi-hard, artisan, smear-ripened

  • Fat content: 45%

  • Texture: crumbly, soft and supple

  • Rind: washed

  • Colour: cream

  • Flavour: herbaceous, sweet

  • Aroma: herbal

  • Vegetarian: yes

  • Producers: Woodside Cheese Wrights

Pompeii is a cow's cheese from Woodside made using Friesian milk specially sourced from Meiglich Dairy in Mt Torrens just out of Woodside in South Australia. It is a semi hard, washed rind cheese with a characteristic layer of ash running through the centre. The cheese reveals a soft pliable texture with a clean herbaceous mouth feel, enveloped by a rusty red rind.

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