Pyengana Dairy Company

The East Coast


Cheese is produced using century-old recipes at the Pyengana Dairy Company. Taste and purchase cheddars in kaleidoscopic flavours at the Holy Cow Café, then settle in for dairy delights such as ploughman’s lunch, cheese on toast, milkshakes and rich ice cream (try the pepperberry version, flavoured with berries from the nearby Blue Tier plateau). Coffee, beer and cider, too.


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