Anyone who has spent time in India will recall the craving for cheese you get after a time. Paneer is available, and if you don't think of it as cheese, it is very good grilled or in hot dishes. Processed cheese, pale and slightly greasy, appears in sandwiches and toasts to rubber. Cheddar it is not!
The search for interesting places to stay turns up some unexpected locations and activities, but this one really amazed me. A cheesemaking course in the mountains at Coonor. http://www.acres-wild.com/Farmstay.shtml
The Indo-Swiss Dairy Project at Top Station near Munnar is well-known, and a visit into the mountains will give you a glimpse of very shiny, healthy cows in pasture which could be in the alps, complete with Swiss Chalet, and it is interesting to see the idea spreading elsewhere in the Nilgiris. We shall be investigating on our next trip and I hope to report on this and add thefarm to our "places to go" for activity holidays.
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