CHEESE
Little Sister Delicatessen loves cheese!
Our counter groans with its extensive, exciting selection. From international classics to our beloved local cheesemakers, our range reflects our passion for the best quality and our love of artisanal seasonal produce. From the perfect cheeseboard, to your culinary adventures in the kitchen we’ve got you covered.
One of the true pleasures of our counter is being able to share experiences and tales and taste our beautiful cheese with our customers. The world of cheese is infinite and we love that!
Countries of Origin
Australia, France, Greece, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Cyprus,
Milk Types
Cows, Goat, Sheep, Buffalo
Instore
All of our counter cheese is cut to order from the wheel and hand wrapped so that you receive the best quality, at its optimum. Our cheese wrap is designed to ensure longevity of your cheese once it reaches your home.
Basic Categories of Cheese
The Young Ones
Delicate, fresh and creamy.
Also known as fresh cheese. These cheeses are made from fresh curds that haven’t been pressed. They generally have shorter lives.
They are just the most to experience on their own but are also a tremendous asset in the kitchen for your favourite recipes.
These include:
Ricottas
Mozzarella and Burrata
Stracciatella
Goat curds
Feta
Countries of Origin
Australia, France, Greece, Spain,Italy, United Kingdom, Cyprus,
Milk Types
Cows, Goat, Sheep, Buffalo
Found in our counter and Grab and go section.
The Soft Ones
Bloomy and gooey, sometimes fudgy.
These delightful cheeses are distinctive for their soft sometimes wrinkly ‘fuzzy’ white rinds. They will be mushroomy and cultured in flavour and include those dreamy triple creams we adore so. They are young and decadent and can be made using a variety of milk types.
These include:
French Camembert and Brie
Brilliant Savarin
Delice des Bourgogne
Ashover
Ashdown
Frisette
Edith
Local Goat
Chabichou
Crottin and sooo many more
Countries of Origin
Australia, France, Greece, Spain,Italy, United Kingdom, Cyprus,
Milk Types
Cows, Goat, Sheep, Buffalo
Practically hanging from the ceiling, we have so many varieties. Available from the counter and our Grab and go section.
The Smelly Ones
Washed Rind Cheeses – little stinkers: Clever monks.
Mostly surface ripened soft cheese, these woofty, ancient, monkish tradition, cheeses are bathed in brine and sometimes booze to activate additional surface cultures.
They may be smelly, but their interior reveals a smooth, decadent, creamy, sweet flavour and dreamy silky texture. Distinctive for their unctuous aromas and deluxe creamy notes.
These include:
Epoisses
Langres
Soumaintrain
Vacherin, Suzette
Taleggio
Pont Le’Eveque
Stinking Bishop
Countries of Origin
Australia, France, Greece, Spain,Italy, United Kingdom, Cyprus,
Milk Types
Cows, Goat, Sheep, Buffalo
Available by the slice and from our Grab and go section.
The Blues
The bold and the beautiful.
These marbled cheeses are a tremendous invention. They may be soft and creamy, or crumbly in texture and sharper and salty in flavour, but all are inoculated with Penicillium roqueforti. A natural culture that allows the cheese to form divine veins or pockets of delicious salty blue, giving these amazing cheeses their pleasing umami flavour. Just heavenly.
These include:
Roquefort
Stilton
Gorgonzola
Queso Valdeon
Blue D’Auvergne
Fourme D’Ambert
Tarago River Shadows of Blue
Blackwood Blue Cambray and so so many more
Countries of Origin
Australia, France, Greece, Spain,Italy, United Kingdom, Cyprus,
Milk Types
Cows, Goat, Sheep, Buffalo
Available by the slice and from our Grab and go section.
The Supple Ones – Semi-hard Cheese
Dreamboats.
Very ample, buttery, sweet and rich. Generally mild and creamy depending on length of maturation. Encompass are large variety of cheeses from around the world.
They are supple in texture and reveal a spectacular range of flavours depending on milk type, maturation, method, and terroir. A real experience, and truly spectacular.
These include:
Fontina
Abondance
Comte
Raclette
Cheddar
St Nectaire
Gruyere
Tete de Moine
Ossau Iraty, and more
Countries of Origin
Australia, France, Greece, Spain,Italy, United Kingdom, Cyprus,
Milk Types
Cows, Goat, Sheep, Buffalo
Available by the slice and from our Grab and go section.
The Hard Ones
Glorious hard cheeses.
These cheeses may be made of many milks types and are defined by their age and their magnificent depth of flavours. Their curds are cut finely and cooked at high heat which maximises the amount of moisture that’s removed, increasing the intensity of flavour- capturing the milks finest qualities.
Because of the reduced moisture of these cheeses, they can be matured for much longer. This develops their signature attribute – tyrosine, or crystals of protein – which gives these magnificent cheeses those beautiful crunchy, bites, texture. Bliss.
These include:
Parmigiano Reggiano
Pecorino
Gouda
Cheddar
Countries of Origin
Australia, France, Greece, Spain,Italy, United Kingdom, Cyprus,
Milk Types
Cows, Goat, Sheep, Buffalo