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Picnic Time!

Opening
18 September 2009

Visitors to the farm can enjoy a delicious picnic lunch on the banks of the tranquil Klein River or in the garden.

For children, there is an extensive playground to enjoy, many farm animals to see and individually packed Childrens Picnic Baskets are available.

Have a Kiddies Party in our new Birthday Bungalow!

Did you know?

Queen For her 1858 wedding, Queen Victoria - a renowned cheese enthusiast - was presented with a giant wheel of Cheddar cheese weighing over 1 000 lbs.

Dessert wines Dessert wines and fortified wines stand up well to the rich, distinctively piquant flavour of blue cheese.

Room Temp To bring out its full flavour, cheese should be served at room temperature.

French The French consume themost cheese - an average of 24.1 kg per head. They are closely followed by the Greeks with 24 kg per head. IDF Bulletin 2000.

Nutrients Cheese is an excellent source of nutrients, containing useful amounts of protein, vitamins and other important minerals.

Sleep Cheese can help you have a good night's sleep. One of the essential amino acids in cheese - tryptophan - has been shown to reduce stress and induce sleep.

Tooth decay That eating a piece of cheese after meals can help prevent tooth decay.

Turophile Turophile is the official term for a cheese lover.

Penicillin The blue in blue cheese is NOT melted copper wire, but a harmless penicillin mould.

Prehistoric Cheese can not really be said to have been 'invented' - there is evidence that cheese came into being in prehistoric times.

Big Cheese The term 'Big Cheese' derives from a medieval term of envy for those who could afford to buy expensive whole wheels of cheese.

Beer Beer and cider are good with most cheeses, particularly mature ones.

Mice Mice actually prefer sweet smellling foods to cheese. A piece of chocolate or peanut butter make more successful bait in a mousetrap.

Blue Cheese Wrap blue cheeses all over as mould spores spread readily not only to other cheese but also to anything near.

Animals There are hundreds of different types of cheese that can be differentiated both by the type of milk - raw, skimmed or pasteurized, or by the animal - cow, goat, sheep, buffalo, horse or camel.

Holes The small holes in cheeses like Emmental is because of a special starter culture that is added.

Keeping Cheese It is best to keep cheese in the bottom part of your fridge.

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Goat Off dry white wines or crisp dry whites are best with goat's cheese.

Friday, 03 September 2010

Welcome to Klein River Cheese

Klein River Cheese is situated in the beautiful Klein river valley, just 7km outside Stanford. (30 km inland from Hermanus & about 90 minutes drive from Cape Town)

It all started in 1995 when Riaan and Shelley Lourens decided to utilize their surplus milk by making cheese on a small scale. After studying the market and realizing the growing demand in South Africa for cheese of high quality and the absence of any locally produced Swiss hard cheese, they decided to produce a Gruyere-type cheese.

From a small beginning with a Swiss/German cheese maker, who helped set up the business and later trained local Blue cheese maker Jaco van Beulen, the business has grown steadily.

The Cheese

STANFORD

Inspired during a study tour in France our cheese maker developed this magnificent hard cheese and named it after our village. The texture is relatively hard and the taste is mild, slightly sweet, and 'nutty'. Excellent for cooking, melted over roast chicken, in canapé’s, gratins or simply as a snack.

The Picnic

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Picnic Menu

Opening
18 September 2009

Visitors to the farm can enjoy a delicious picnic lunch on the banks of the tranquil Klein River or in the garden.

For children, there is an extensive playground to enjoy and many farm animals to see.

Individually packed Childrens Picnic Baskets are available too.

We also cater for children's birthday parties in our Birthday Bungalow!

Picnic baskets are filled with homemade breads, crackers, pates, pickles, cold meats, salads and a selection of Klein River Cheese.

Picnics are sold daily from 11:00 to 15:00, including Sundays and Public Holidays.

Reservations are advised.
Open from mid September to mid May.

The Shop

Situated on the beautiful Klein River Farm in the heart of the Klein River valley, you will find a wonderful cheese shop.

Traditional Fondue

A fondue is a wonderful meal to serve for friends and family - it is delicious and always filled with fun.

Picnic Time!

Opening 18 September 2009

STANFORD

Opening 18 September 2009

Opening
18 September 2009

Opening
18 September 2009