Real California Milk Cheese Platter Cook-Off Challenge

Hey! Are you ready for Real California Milk Cheese Platter Cook-Off Challenge? After one hour… presenting to you our Muhibah Cheese Platter with Percik Chicken Cheese Skewer, Banana Cheese Wanton, Sesame Cheese Cubes, Blue Cheese Tempe Chips and more using various California cheeses such as Cheddar, Mozzarella, Pepper Jack, Monterrey Jacks, blue cheese, smoked cheese from California, all marked with the seal “Real California Milk”.   

Real California Milk Cheese Platter Cook-Off Challenge

Recently, I team-up with foodmsia to participate the Real California Milk Cheese Platter Cook-Off Challenge at TCH Foodworks, Petaling Jaya. We were given a few types of Real California Milk cheeses to create our cheese platter in 1 hour. It was a fun and exciting experience, prior to that we also plan our cheese platter theme, and did some groceries shopping for our cheese platter ingredients. 

Real California Milk Cheese Platter Cook-Off Challenge

The cook-off session which headlined 20 Malaysian lifestyle and food influencers was held recently in Malaysia to share the quality of California dairy and cheeses, especially those with the “Real California Milk” seal. 

 Our Muhibah Cheese Platter Creation 

Our creations were judged according to our presentation and creativity which depicted the versatility, scrumptiousness and simplicity in their concoctions.

Real California Milk Cheese Platter Cook-Off Challenge

Our cooking ingredients for Muhibah Cheese Platter

We so glad that now we can enjoy various California cheeses like Cheddar, Mozzarella, Pepper Jack, Monterrey Jacks Chunk, Montery Jack Sliced, Cheddar Mild Chunk, Cheddar Sharp Chunk, Pepper Jack Chunk, Colby Jack Chunk, Mozarella Slices, Provolone Slices, Fiscalini Smoked Cheddar, Point Reyes Blue Cheese, Sierra Nevada Traditional Jack, and Vintage Gouda. For those who prefer artisanal cheeses, there are also blue cheese, smoked cheeses and organic cheeses from California, all marked with the seal “Real California Milk”.   

The cheeses are so good that you can enjoy them as they are anytime of the day. Plus, we now starting to include cheeses in their cooking. Different cheeses offer their own unique quality and function which open-up a whole world of culinary possibilities via a wide selection of cheesy indulgence.

Timothy Harisson, Regional Agricultural Attache, Foreign Agricultural Service, U,S. Embassy Kuala Lumpur

  

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) which is the largest agricultural marketing board in the California recently conducted an event to educate the Malaysian consumers about their high-quality cheeses that carry the Real California Milk seal.  There is a wide repertoire of dairy products under the CMAB portfolio which are not only limited to cheeses, milk, butter, yogurt and ice-cream.

Malaysia Country Representative for CMAB Eddie Saw said more Malaysians are starting to appreciate the quality of California dairy products like cheeses and ice creams that carry the Real California Milk seal. 

It is important to note that cheeses that carry the Real California Milk offers are authentic natural cheese.  Our cheeses use 100% real milk from cows in California and have won awards in the United States as well as abroad,” enthused Eddie.

Chef Babara Alexander, Certified Executive Chef & Certified Hospitality Educator and Eddie Saw, Malaysia Country Representative for California Milk Advisory Board

During the session, Certified Executive Chef Barbara Alexander, with over 30 years’ experience in the Culinary and Hospitality field created four scrumptious recipes using Real California Cheese – Blue Cheese Chips, Korean Cheese Dogs, Iced Coffee Cheesecake Cream Puffs and Buffalo Chicken & Blue Cheese Pizza. 

Chef Barbara explained that these recipes are easy-to-make and are highly popular with Asians, especially great to serve at family gatherings as well as for quick meals. 

Chef Barbara elaborated, “One ounce of natural cheese, such as Cheddar, Jack, or Mozzarella, contains approximately 20% of a person’s recommended daily calcium intake. Those who are lactose-sensitive, or lactose-intolerant can still enjoy cheese if they eat natural hard (aged) or soft-ripened varieties, which contain little or no lactose.”

The USA is the largest cow’s milk producer in the world and California is the top-milk producing and second largest cheese-producing state. Approximately 50 cheesemakers are producing more than 250 different varieties and styles of cheeses using exclusively California milk. 

California dairy producers are very cognisant about the health, comfort and safety of their cows and take animal care very seriously. California is home to many modern, technologically advanced and efficient dairy operations in the world, with best practices for herd comfort and care - driven by the quest for cleaner and more sustainable future.  California leads the U.S. in sustainable dairy farming practices. 

For information and recipes about Real California Milk cheese and dairy products, please visit Real California Milk Website, Facebook and Instagram #RealCaliforniaMilk #CheesePlatter #RealCaliforniaCheese