It wasn’t raining on Saturday but it definitely tried its best. We found ourselves a big round table under one of the marquees in preparation for this year’s South African Cheese Festival, we weren’t going to let the rain damper our hungry and thirsty spirits.
Sandringham Farm near Paarl played host to the Cheese Festival and anyone who visited could not have left disappointed, apart from those annoyingly long toilet queues maybe. Cheese samples were not in short supply, wine from the local spots was flowing and if farm animals were your thing you could guess the weight of a live Angus bull and stand the chance to win R1, 000 worth of meat. There was even a Kiddies Corner with karaoke and a jumping castle.
It seemed to me that Goat’s milk cheese is the biggest craze, EVERYONE is making it. They’re making it in different flavours and it’s good, a little strange on the tongue but after a few tastings I became accustomed and isn’t that what it’s all about. The Cheese festival succeeded in swinging my taste buds, I am now a goat’s milk fan.
I wouldn’t write home, or even rave on here about the wine tasting though. The local wineries on display were unfortunately nothing very special, I have tasted better at other festivals. However, it was a cheese festival and because of that I didn’t let the poor wines dampen my spirits. I had a great time with friends and tasted a whole lot of weird and wacky flavours. Make sure you keep an eye out for the date announcement of next year’s Cheese festival, its well worth a visit for all involved.
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