A SOUTH East Cornwall firm has won a top regional foodie accolade.

Cornish Gouda, based at Lanreath, was one of 12 winners in this year’s food Reader Awards.

Owner Giel Spierings picked up the accolade of ‘best foodie product’ in what organisers say is one of the largest and most highly acclaimed food awards in the South West.

The awards were launched by Salt Media in 2012 through its publication food Magazine.

The voters were readers of food Magazine and www.food-mag.co.uk, and this year saw more than 20,000 votes cast across 12 categories.

Giel said: ‘It’s a great feeling to know that so many of our customers voted for our cheese’.

Cornish Gouda is crafted on the family-run dairy farm. It was launched in 2012 to diversify the farm after years of poor milk prices.

Just over a year ago Cornish Gouda won ‘best hard cheese’ in The Great British Cheese Awards.