CHEESE

The Kalahari Cheesemaking Company is a “micro cheesery”. We were based near the town of Augrabies, Northern Cape, South Africa for many years. We decided to relocate to Porterville in the Western Cape and will soon open there as a Village Cheesery. a Lot of changes....but still all about cheese and the slow way of making it.

I am typical Taurus and loves the finer things that life can offer us. My wife thinks I am a purist. I have worked in the agricultural sector for most of my adult live. I firmly believe that when one creates something it must have a strong sense of place. That is what I intend to present. Food, made the slow way, with the best and closest nearby ingredients as possible.

Our new Village range will be made with local pasteurized cowsmilk. The Kalahari range will be our aged cheeses that was still made back in Augrabies and aged at our new site.

Cheeses

Afrikaner

a 6 month matured cheese made with the unpasteurized milk of indigenous sheep breeds. The colour and shape of the cheese is reminiscent of the fatty tails of the Afrikaner and Van Rooy sheep that we are milking. Price: R475/ kg

Boesmanlander

Uncoloured and piquant! Just as powerful in taste as the scenery of the “Boesmanland”. Matured for twelve months and made in a Cheddar style with unpasteurized goat’s milk. Price : R375/kg

Kalahari Swiss

Swiss Gruyere style cheese, matured for 9 months, made with full cream unpasteurized cow’s milk blended with some goat’s milk to enhance the flavour. The cheese is coloured with Annato. Price: R340/kg Price : R 325/kg

Soetmelk Kaas

A traditional Gouda style cheese made with a blend of full cream unpasteurized cow’s and goat’s milk.Matured for 6 months and coloured with Annatto. Price : R315/ kg

Ophang Kaas

A full cream yoghurt cheese made from unpasteurized cow’s milk made in the Labneh style . This cheese is flavoured with edible tulbaghia flowers,“spekboom” leaves,garlic chives and white pepper. Price : R60(300g)

Kalahari Fromage Blanc

This firm Fromage blanc is made with unpasteurized full cream cow’s and some goats'milk.This young cheese is available in flavoured(dukkah, red chilli, herby garlic, mustard masals and beetroot /sumac) and natural log or six slices in a tray! 180g unflavoured log R50 180g flavoured log R55 Tray of 6 differant flavoured wheels R70

Rosyntjie en Soetwyn Kaas

A young soft cheese made of full cream unpasteurized cow’s milk and flavored with typical flavours(raisins and dessert wine)from the lower Orange River. Someone described it as "tasting like cheesecake!", making it the ultimate dessert cheese. 180g - R60

Wit Skimmel

A white mold ripened cheese made in a camembert style with unpasteurized cows’s and goat's milk. R75 each

Kalahari Feta

Strong, powerful and flavoured with black pepper and oreganum.This is a typical homemade feta made with full cream unpasteurized cow’s and goat’s milk, matured for 3 months. R315/kg

Jong Bok

Young, soft and full of life like a goat kid. A cheese in the chèvre-style made from unpasteurized full cream goat’s milk. 190g - R55

Die Bloue

A traditional blue mold cheese made with full cream unpasteurized cow's- and goat's milk and matured for 3 months. Price: R315/ kg

Cheese platter

I can pack you a platter with the cheeses of your liking for the amount of guests you are entertaining. Price quoted according to your choice of cheeses and amount of portions needed.

Jams, Pickles, Chutneys, Preserves and other....

Condiment Gift pack(300gr Fruit chutney,- Fruit paste and -Pickled Fruit) R120; Sultana Chutney(300ml) R60; Raisin Chutney(300ml) R65; Date Chutney(300ml) R70; Sultana Jam(300 ml)R50; Ripe Fig Jam(300ml) R50; 5 Citrus Marmelade(300ml) R55; Kakamas Peach and Chilli Jam(300 ml) R60; Maketaan Preserve(300 ml) R65; Green Fig Preserve( 300ml) R65; Black Olives from our Garden(1000ml) R120; Chilli Sauce-lacto fermented and made with Whey(375 ml) R75.

Cheese Towers

Up to a four tier cheese tower( 7,5 kg )can be assembled to your liking! We are the only dairy that can make you a three cheese tower(7kg)consisting out of cow, goat and sheepmilk cheeses. Price on request

Kweper en Nagmaalwyn Kaas

Soft, fresh and young cow's milk Fromage Blanc style cheese flavoured with Quinces and a locally made dessert wine(ORC Nagmaalwyn)

R75

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