Bega And A Visit To The Cheese Factory

Thursday, November 15th, 2007 at 1:55 am

I will probably receive a bit of flak for this next statement but I find driving in Australia to be totally boring. I would much rather fly between centres and hire a car locally to drive out to interesting places.

So after a fairly long drive I have had enough of being behind the wheel so we decide to stop and take a pit stop at the Cheese Factory in Bega. Val is a connoisseur of cheese was quite happy at the prospect of cheese tasting and he is also happy that we are supporting local products as Bega cheese is 100% Australian owned.

The loos are named ‘cows’ and ‘bulls’ which tickled the fancy of a group of seniors on a bus tour through the area.

It was fascinating seeing the old implements that were used to make cheese when the factory was started in 1900. They have certainly come a long way as the factory is now almost fully automated.

After we had finished strolling through the museum and looking at the old milking and cheese making artifacts we headed down to the cafeteria to try the different varieties of cheese. I settled on a very smooth local cheese named ‘Kameruka’. Bega began manufacturing this particular cheese in 1971 and I found it to have a nice texture and flavor.

Val liked the ‘Old and Bitey’ (and smelly like old worn socks). This cheese is too tart for my taste.

If you are passing through Bega then take some time out to have a coffee and check out the museum, the really informative video and the cheese tasting area. It is well worth a visit.

Bega