We shop around for cheese in Singapore. Despite the island of Singapore having names such as Diary Farm Road, you will not see a lot of cows nor sheep nor goats. I can't remember seeing one. I dare say the zoo has something, for those children who would otherwise never see one. Not much room for a goat on the balcony at our condo. So cheese is probably mostly imported.
A new cheese shop attracted your attention. Run by a Chinese lady. A member of my family zoomed there on his motorbike. He said the place is hard to find, just a doorway.
Once inside, however, you are made very welcome, invited to taste the cheese of the week, before buying.
Customers are kept in contact via a whatsapp group.
The cheese is wrapped amusingly.
You don't have to ask them to label the cheese. Your receipt is attached to the cheese wrapper. We got a full description of the cheese:
Taggiasco:
'raw goat cheese ... flavoured with the fruity olive ... (plus) peppercorn, rosemary and a drizzle of olive oil. ..made in Italy"
I was treated to a taste of a most unusual cheese. A soft cheese. with a spicy flavour. Highly recommended. Not cheap, but the best things rarely are. Sixteen dollars - what? Sixteen dollars!
On the other hand, we did not go out for a meal over the weekend. Instead we indulged in a home cooked meal with a glass of wine - and treated ourselves to an unusual cheese.
Saturday is their busy day. Sunday is quieter.
Useful Websites
https://www.facebook.com/TheCheeseArk/
www.TheCheeseArk.com
The Cheese Ark
49 Stirling Road
#01-489
Singapore.
(The address number 01 means ground level.)
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. See photos by Trevor Sharot of the shop in post on March 12 th 2019. Please share links to your favourite posts.
A new cheese shop attracted your attention. Run by a Chinese lady. A member of my family zoomed there on his motorbike. He said the place is hard to find, just a doorway.
Once inside, however, you are made very welcome, invited to taste the cheese of the week, before buying.
Customers are kept in contact via a whatsapp group.
The cheese is wrapped amusingly.
You don't have to ask them to label the cheese. Your receipt is attached to the cheese wrapper. We got a full description of the cheese:
Taggiasco:
'raw goat cheese ... flavoured with the fruity olive ... (plus) peppercorn, rosemary and a drizzle of olive oil. ..made in Italy"
I was treated to a taste of a most unusual cheese. A soft cheese. with a spicy flavour. Highly recommended. Not cheap, but the best things rarely are. Sixteen dollars - what? Sixteen dollars!
On the other hand, we did not go out for a meal over the weekend. Instead we indulged in a home cooked meal with a glass of wine - and treated ourselves to an unusual cheese.
Saturday is their busy day. Sunday is quieter.
Useful Websites
https://www.facebook.com/TheCheeseArk/
www.TheCheeseArk.com
The Cheese Ark
49 Stirling Road
#01-489
Singapore.
(The address number 01 means ground level.)
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker. See photos by Trevor Sharot of the shop in post on March 12 th 2019. Please share links to your favourite posts.
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