Billy the stinky goat (cheese)

by Ed on January 22, 2008

Billy Hard

This photo really doesn’t do the Billy Hard Cheese from Tasmania justice. In real life I couldn’t describe it. It’s somewhere between a  artisan soap and  fossilisedice hockey puck.

It has a nutty flavour and a nice whiff of goat about it.  This is a welcome change to the pristine cheeses made locally that only really taste creamy. Full marks.

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the-gobbler January 22, 2008 at 8:09 pm

G’day Ed,
Is it a Tongola ‘Billy’, by chance?

Ed January 22, 2008 at 8:24 pm

It was Tongola and is my rush to publish I forgot. Sorry we didn’t get together but Optus – which doesn’t have any network outside Hobart – and Jackie who was intent on walking conspired against us. Next time.

Richard Thomas February 11, 2009 at 2:58 am

Any good cheese will be put into our cheese room at Richard Thomas Cheese at De Bortoli Wines, Yarra Valley.
I guarantee it will be well represented, well presented & in the right condition.
Who knows we might even inform folks about it.
Send/bring in samples, talk about your cheese & maybe I can advise you.
The cheese we sell is also available in our Restaurant run by Tim Keenan of various fame i.e. River Cafe.
This sounds like an ad. but I spend my life supporting great Australian Cheese. But…………..it has to be good, or potentially great.
Cheers
Richard Thomas & the De Bortoli folk.

ziegen April 2, 2010 at 9:58 pm

I really love goat cheese desserts, their are awesome. If I have guests, I just make goat cheese deserts and they love it. Are there any other good uses for goat cheese?

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