Thomastown Archives | Cheese Atlas https://thecheeseatlas.com/tag/thomastown/ Best Cheeses of the World Sat, 06 May 2023 23:36:43 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://thecheeseatlas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Small_LogoMark-PepperStem.png Thomastown Archives | Cheese Atlas https://thecheeseatlas.com/tag/thomastown/ 32 32 196917962 That’s Amore Oaxaca: Taste of Mexico https://thecheeseatlas.com/cheese-profiles/thats-amore-oaxaca/ https://thecheeseatlas.com/cheese-profiles/thats-amore-oaxaca/#respond Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:41:00 +0000 https://thecheeseatlas.com/?p=25443 That's Amore Oaxaca is a fresh stretched curd cheese made by That's Amore cheese in Victoria, Australia. It is inspired by a Mexican recipe.

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Knot of fresh Oaxaca from That's Amore
Oaxaca - That's Amore Cheese - Source

Born in Oaxaca, Mexico

That’s Amore Oaxaca is a stringy, cow’s milk melting cheese made by That’s Amore Cheese in Thomastown, Victoria.

The inspiration for this cheese comes from a traditional recipe from the state of Oaxaca in Mexico. Visually, the cheese is not too dissimilar to Italian mozzarella.

As a matter of fact, Dominican monks from Italy originally brought its recipe to Oaxaca. Since they couldn’t find buffalo milk in the region, they started using cow’s milk instead.

Like a ball of yarn

Undeniably, it takes a lot of skill to make this cheese. The artisans use a technique similar to “pasta filata” to stretch the warm curd into long ribbons. Subsequently, they roll those ribbons into a loose ball.

The end result is a soft cheese with a mild lactic aroma and a playfully stringy texture. Overall, its earthy, buttery flavour means that it can be enjoyed both fresh and cooked. 

How to serve That's Amore Oaxaca

Oaxaca is a very popular cheese in Mexican cuisine, especially in quesadillas and empanadas. Typically, the cheese is melted and other ingredients such as huitlacoche and squash flowers are added to the filling.

Wash it all down with a fresh Mexican Pilsner.

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