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Judges dish out top food honours at RQFWS
A spicy plum sorbet and a "technically perfect'' chilli and orange chocolate have curried favour with judges to scoop honours as Australia's best ice cream and chocolate at the RNA's annual produce competition.
Victoria's Jindi Cheese also nabbed the title of grand champion, named Australia's best cheese for a second year running, with its Old Telegraph Heritage Blue.
Since Monday, May 14, Royal Queensland Food & Wine Show (RQFWS) judges have sniffed, licked and chewed their way through 640 chocolates, ice creams and dairy goods at the RNA in the first of eight RQFWS competitions designed to spotlight the nation's best.
The cinnamon, clove and plum sorbet from The Bellingen Gelato Bar in NSW was crowned grand champion ahead of 131 ice other cream and sorbet entries from across Australia.
Adelaide chocolatier Bracegirdles’ Equador Chilli and Orange Chocolate which took top honours in the RQFWS first ever chocolate competition was deemed an "outstanding example of artisan craftsmanship'' by chief judge Russell Smith, who said entries had exceeded expectations.
Last year's winner of Australia's best ice cream, former Olympic pole vaulting champion, Tatiana Grigorieva of Hamilton's Gelato Milany again featured on the winners podium. Her Racecourse Rd business creamed six gold medals for its gelato.
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Tatiana Grigorieva of Hamilton's Gelato Milany again featured on the winners podium. Her Racecourse Rd business creamed six gold medals for its gelato. Picture: Tim Marsden Source: The Courier-Mail |
THE WINNERS LIST
- Grand Champion chocolate of Show: Bracegirdles Equador for its Chilli and Orange Chocolate
- Grand Champion ice cream, gelato or sorbet of show: The Bellingen Gelato Bar, for its stewed plum sorbet with cinnamon and cloves
- Champion Ice-Cream or Gelato of Show and Champion Queensland Ice-Cream, Gelato or Sorbet of Show: Strawberry Lane Ice-Creamery, Bli Bli, for its Raspberry Ice-Cream;
- Champion Individual Chocolate or Truffle of Show: Bracegirdles, Adelaide, for its Native Finger Lime Chocolate;
- Most Successful Chocolate Exhibitor: Bracegirdles, Adelaide;
- Champion Cheese of Show: Jindi Cheese, Jindivick Victoria, for its Old Telegraph Road Heritage Blue;
- Champion Dairy Dessert or Yoghurt of Show: Queensland Yoghurt Company, Maroochydore for its Apple Cinnamon Yoghurt;
- Champion Milk or Cream of Show: Mungalli Creek Dairy, Millaa Millaa, for its Misty Mountain Farms Full Cream Jersey Milk;
- Champion Buffalo, Goat or Sheep Milk Product of Show: Meredith Dairy, Meredith Victoria, for its Ash Chevre;
- Champion Queensland Cheese or Dairy Product of Show: Queensland Yoghurt Company, Maroochydore for its Apple Cinnamon Yoghurt.
Source: The Courier Mail, 17 May 2012
