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WITH a “unique, distinctive, homemade freshness and quality”, Blue Bay soft cheeses, probiotic drinks and yoghurts are now available for kosher consumers.

Made from high-quality, Mornington Peninsula pastures, a range of the company’s dairy products have been certified by Kosher Australia.

In Blue Bay’s range of cheeses, the breakfast cheese, Blue Bay Brinza, marinated cow’s and goat’s fetta, goat’s chevre, ricotta and quark -– a soft, white cheese -– have all been certified. Yoghurts and other similar products with certification include buffalo yoghurt, goat and cow kefir and smetana, or light sour cream.

More obscure products, including Prostokvasha -– traditional Russian, low-fat fermented milk -– and Ryazhanka -– fermented baked milk traditionally from the Ukraine -– have also received kosher certification.

The strong Eastern-European influence in the products comes from the makers, Andriy and Taras Kogut. The identical twin brothers are originally from the Ukraine, immigrating to Australia five years ago and naming their product after the colour of the Victorian bay.

Growing up in a simple, agricultural society, the brothers use old-fashioned production styles with no preservatives or additives and describe their product as “authentic peasant style”.

The Blue Bay kosher range of products is available from kosher delicatessens in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as at farmers markets.