Italian farmhouse cheeses on the menu at Acqua
Farmhouse cheeses are on the menu throughout November at Acqua, the cosy Italian restaurant at Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya, artisan-made with some using milk from a single herd of animals on the cheese-maker's own farm.
A splendid introduction is the farmhouse cheese platter, priced at THB 890++ and presenting a varied selection along with aged balsamic vinegar.
Taleggio cheese, a soft, mild crusted cheese that originates from the valleys and steep gorges of Lombardy, is served melted along with a soft polenta, boiled cornmeal that also comes from northern Italy, together with crispy Italian dry-cured pork, for THB 790++.
Fontina cheese comes from the Alpine valleys at Aosta, where the cows are moved to a high altitude for part of the year to feed on rich grasslands that help give their milk a distinctive flavour. This cheese is served with chicken breast and cooked ham, and is priced at only THB 490++.
Acqua, which features views over the resort's water park, is suitable both for convivial evenings and for romantic dinners. The restaurant is open every day from 18.00 to 23.00 hrs. For reservations please call 038-714981.