Slow Food Cheese awards 2010

1. JONG BELEGEN BOERENKAAS – by Johan van der Poel of Poelkaas, Cullinan.  2- 3 month old light, mild cheese

2.  PECORINO – by Mauro Delle Donne  of Zandam Italian Cheese. Agter Paarl. Sweet flavour, excellent texture, close to classic Pecorino

3. SABLE – by Estalanie Marais of La Rochelle Kaas, Hex River Valley. Grana-type goat’s cheese Dry, sandy texture,  Good flavour

4. ST. CATHERINE’S LOG – by Rina & Norman Belcher of Belnori Boutique Cheesery, Petit, Gauteng.  White mould goat’s cheese

5.  GOUDA – by Christo Venter of Geluksfontein farm, Vaalwater, Limpopo province. Semi-hard goat’s milk cheese

6. OAK SMOKED CHEESE – by Jako van Beulen of Klein River Cheese, Stanford.  A hard cheese smoked with oak

South African Qualite Awards

A Qualite Award is a symbol of outstanding quality for dairy products and is only awarded to South African Dairy Champions that have obtained a specific minimum point on the international scorecard. Only a very few products obtain this prestigious award every year and then are able to display the distinctive logo on their product. For more information and a list of winners visit: www.cheesesa.co.za