The Real Cheese Shop supplies the best of SA Artisanal cheese, raw milk and pasteurized, made with loving care from small and medium size farms around the country. Most of the farms operate with organic principals and some are listed, nothing artificial here !!

Marian & Claudette have extensive knowledge of the cheese and will assist in creating anything from a wedding cake, fondue or cheese board.

Goat, sheep and cow cheeses, & imported buffalo are the bases of our range, we stock yoghurt from sheep’s & goat milk, butter from goat & cow including smoked. Our cured meats come from Cremalat a renown Italian outlet, parma ham to pancetta.

Come and taste before you decide, talk though the ideas, and then find the perfect accompaniment, Suurtjies, Maketaan, Aubergine, the list is long, or select olives from Kloovenburg. We also stock some biscuits and biscotti.

Come where the chefs shop and indulge…….

LOWER MAIN RD, OBSERVATORY

CONTACT: VALERIE ELDER
CELL: 082 321 3846

This restaurant and cheese outlet stocks many of the prize-winning local artisanal cheeses, as well as a selection of imported cheeses.

Cnr Main Road and Dean Street, Newlands.

Tel. 021 685 3631; email: bonfromage@vodamail.co.za

Sour figs:

For the unprocessed fruit:

Atlas Trading Co.

94 Wale Street, Cape Town 8000

Tel. 021 423 4361

Yellow SubmarineDistributers:

59 Bamboesvlei Road,Ottery, Cape Town

Tel.: 021 7032364 / Fax: 021 7034832

Oded’s Kitchen offers a delicious and unique range of preserves, available for both resale (260ml bottles) and wholesale (1, 2.5 & 5 litre bottles) purposes. Batches are hand produced and limited in number to ensure our exacting standards are maintained.

• Carrot & Almond Chutney - (based on an old Middle Eastern recipe for carrot jam called ‘angels hair’ this recipe is updated for the new millennium, incredibly versatile; great with cheese, cold and hot meats)
• Harrief – (a smoky roasted red pepper and chilli sauce. A pasta sauce as is; mix with yoghurt to make a marinade for chicken/meat or mix with mayonnaise to make the perfect “peri-naise” dip)
• Caramelised Onion Marmalade – (a sublime combination of flavours. Adds instant flavour to a stir fry during cooking or add a tablespoon to your pan after cooking and make a delicious gravy.)
• Onion Konfyt – (sweet, delicious and great with pretty much anything!  An original alternative to the traditional fig konfyt.)
• Quince Jelly* – (a seasonal product – it looks amazing, almost too good to eat; great with pork and game meats or smother a piece of brie and enjoy.)
• Quince Chutney* – (also seasonal – a fresh and young flavour; works great as a garnish. Just like “ouma” used to make…only better!)
• Membrillo* – (a fruit cheese/jelly – one of the crowning glories of the Spanish kitchen, excellent on your cheese platter together with some hard, strong cheeses)
• Moroccan Lemons* – (the cornerstone of any Moroccan dish or instant flavour to any dish)

They stock a variety of jams and preserves made by local groups and people. They also stock cheeses made by local farmers:

Some of these are:

1. Nuweland Farm, Nuweland Rd, Malmesbury Tel: 022 4865824
2. Frank Immelman Verspreiders - Bellville, Tel.: 021 9484124
3. Totally Wild ( Pty) Ltd. - 2 Evelyn Park, Evelyn Road, Retreat.  Info@totallywild.co.za Website: www.totallywild.co.za. Tel.: 021 70107443
4. Darling Gourmet Mushrooms - sold at the monthly Vyge Vallei farmers’ market.  Contact Kotie and Ida van Tonder to find out about other stockists. Tel.: 084 583 3566, email: somersveld@gmail.com

There is a monthly farmers’ market at the Vyge Vallei Farmstall, held on the first Saturday of every month.