We were thwarted at the final stop on our oyster tour as Tathra Oysters were closed for the weekend. However, there is plenty more gourmet produce in the area and we’re now in dairy farming country. We stopped off at the National Trust village of Central Tilba and visited the ABC Cheese Factory which makes a wide variety of cheeses from its own Jersey cow milk. Being a cheese connoisseur, Winston was a little put out that he wasn’t allowed inside to sample some of the award winning cheeses.
Incidentally, Central Tilba lies on the slopes of Mount Dromedary which was named by Captain Cook who thought it had a camel-like shape.
Winston soon cheered up with another beach stop though.
Our next stop was the Bega Cheese Heritage Centre where you can explore the world of Bega cheese. Bega (for our overseas blog readers) is a major cheddar cheese brand in Australia. The name ‘cheddar’ is not often used here though and it is sold by strength – mild, tasty, extra tasty, sharp, strong and bitey. Bega cheese toasties were a must for lunch and delicious.
It was a lovely warm sunny day and we set up camp at the Bega showgrounds and were soon relaxing with a glass of white wine and some 3 Udders Brie from Tilba. To round off the cheesy day, we had a fondue with locally made ‘Swiss’ cheese.
