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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?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Turophile Turophile is the official term for a cheese lover.

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

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

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.

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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.

Friday, 03 September 2010

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.

OAK SMOKED STANFORD

Our very popular Stanford is sent to a magnificent farm near Villiersdorp where is it smoked using a cold smoking technique. Smoking is done the old fashioned way, controlling the draft and temperature by hand. Oak shavings from used wine barrels are used; this gives it a unique flavour.

VAN BEULEN

After many years of cheese making our cheese maker created a cheese of his own. This complex flavoured cheese is ideal as a table cheese, in snacks, for grilling & will compliment any cheese platter.

GRANA

Klein River Grana is a hard cheese which is matured slowly.
The cheese is fresh, fruity and sweet. With its strong flavour a little goes a long way.

Klein River Grana has a smooth, natural rind that is hard and thick.
It lasts a long time without spoiling and freezes very well.
It may be used as a table cheese, for grating, cooking or served as a condiment.

All the Klein River Cheeses contain no artificial colourants or animal products.

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Picnic Time!

Opening 18 September 2009

STANFORD

OAK SMOKED STANFORD

VAN BEULEN

GRANA

Opening
18 September 2009