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This says it all!  Heritage Day at Cheese Gourmet was a great success.  I braaied my Free State Wors and Leipold Wors and we completely sold out despite the All Blacks v France match and it being amazingly cold!

The braaing was aided by wine from De Krans at Calizdorp...an exceptional Shiraz from the Klein Karoo of all places and one of my favourite wines, De Krans Tawny (Port).  Always buy tawny as it is aged for you and you have to wait a long time for vintage to mature!

One of the pleasures of the day was meeting Oded Schwarz and tasting some of his delicious products.  We have known each other for a long time but this is the first time we have actually met.  What a delight!

I have is book "Preserving" and he gave me a very good tip.  I had attempted to pickle walnuts a couple of years ago as I have prolific tree in my garden.  They were just too vinegary!  I bought some and they tasted the same!  I think the English love the taste of vinegar!  He suggested adding sherry and that will neutralise the strong vinegar taste.  He has reprinted his history of Jewish Cuisine.  I meant to buy it but, in the rush, forgot!

Bacon
I am amazed at how the demand for bacon has grown.  It's not that long ago that we were making 8kg's a week, now we are making 24kg!  What is gratifying is the increase in demand for streaky though the guest houses prefer back bacon.  Since we have changed the smoking process for back bacon it has much more flavour and that has been commented on.

Leipoldt Wors & Free State Boerewors
It was very interesting conducting a tasting of both types of boerewors on Heritage Day because preferences were equally divided between the two.  We sold out of both and there was slightly more of the Free State Boerewors in stock.  I also thing that the balance of vinegar and red wine in the Leipoldt Wors is now spot on.  Tasters were amazed at the difference in texture as well as more obviously in taste.  Cheese Gourmet will have both in stock from Thursday 29th September.

Sausage Making Course
I have had some response to the request I received for a such a course.  If I have about 10 people who are interested I will organize it as they can then go home with 2 x 1kg of different sausages. Just email me!

Our Website
We have made all the changes to the website now and all the sausages are now reflected including the new Kensington Chipolata.  Just click HERE to order any of our products or to contact us.