Camel milk was the talk of the town when several producers debuted as winners in the Sydney Royal Cheese and Dairy Produce Competition recently.
A gold medal was awarded to Summer Land Camels of Harrisville, Queensland for its camel milk entry at the awards presentation in Sydney Olympic Park.
A silver medal was also awarded to Camel Milk NSW, based at Muswellbrook, as well as Summer Land Camels Queensland for its Marinated Persian Feta.
Judges considered almost 100 classes of produce, from milk through to cream, cheese, sorbet, gelato, yoghurt and ice cream.
Chair of judges Mark Livermore said he continued to see high-quality and innovation in the cheese and dairy sectors.
“Who would have imagined years ago that the Sydney Royal judges would be called upon to adjudicate on the wide and increasing range of products from sheep, goat and buffalo milk and for the first time this year, camel milk?" he said.
“The white milk classes were again large in number and hotly contested.
“The judges were particularly impressed with the quality of milk submitted for judging. It is this high-quality milk which enables the Australian dairy industry manufacturers to produce such outstanding products."
Champions from all Sydney Royal Wine, Dairy and Fine Food competitions across the calendar year are eligible for consideration for the ultimate accolade, the President’s Medal, unveiled at a gala awards night at each Sydney Royal Easter Show.
