Something special to eat

If eating cheese delivers a pleasurable dopamine hit to the brain, Hohepa Cheese takes the feel-good factor to a new level.

This cheesery has not only won numerous awards but supports people with intellectual disabilities by providing work on its biodynamic farm and in the cheese factory and shop. Forty-six hand-reared shorthorn cows are milked in a five-a-side milking shed to produce the milk. Try Hohepa's signature danbo cheese, a Danish-style that pulls in awards at the New Zealand Cheese Awards year after year. Hohepa Cheeses are on the menu at restaurants around Hawke's Bay. They are also for sale at the Farmers' Market and a factory store in Clive. 363 SH51, Clive. (06) 870 0426, hohepahawkesbay.com