Can I import queso de bola cheese from the Philippines to Australia?
Christmas is approaching and the markets of Manila are piled high with queso de bola, or red round balls of Edam-style cheese:
Can I bring one of these big balls of fun back to Australia? They're covered in wax and shelf-stable at room temperature.
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A fast check. Yes cheese & milk products can be taken to Australia from the Philippines as long as not for resale until 2018. Look under import laws cheese to Australia. Go to cheese on site. You will find it listed there. The cheese you are talking about is Danish. As well as most blue cheese & butter in the Philippines.
Go to a wet market. Ask there. Buy a good local waterbuffalo cheese for a real treat or a good goat cheese to return to Australia with. Why waste money on overpriced imported Danish cheese, when the Philippines has much better local cheese there? As 2018 is mentioned there may be a change of laws soon on this. You can also bring back home-made noodles from the Philippines.
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What kind of cheese is Filipino queso de bola?
Cheese isn't common in Filipino food, but when you see it, there's a good chance it's queso de bola, or \u201cball of cheese.\u201d It's exactly as it sounds: a spherical shape of cheese that's coated in red wax. Sort of like a giant Babybel. This pale yellow cheese is sharp, salty and nutty, with a whiff of delicious stink.Is Edam cheese queso de bola?
Queso de Bola is the Filipino term, from Spanish, for Edam cheese. This literally means a \u201cball of cheese\u201d. A brief background on this semi-hard cheese treat is that it originated from the Netherlands and is traditionally sold in rounded cylinders with a pale-yellow interior and a coat, or rind, of red paraffin wax.How do you preserve queso de bola?
When storing your queso de bola, wrap it in foil first. Then wrap in plastic wrap and place it in the freezer. Don't remove the red wax part. It gives extra protection, so make sure to slice without taking out all of the wax.What is queso de bola made of?
It is made from raw cow's milk in small family cheese factories who have hired maximum 4-6 employees. According to some, queso de bola's origins go back to the era of Porfirio Diaz's dictatorship, from 1876 to 1911, and the cheese was inspired by Dutch Edam cheese, in both shape and production technique.Cheese Sticks Using Quezo De Bola
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