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CHEESE,
BUTTER & YOGHURT
MAKING INGREDIENTS & EQUIPMENT
(EST.1993)
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COURSES IN CHEESE AND YOGHURT MAKING Learn the art of cheese and yoghurt making on a picturesque farm at The Crags just outside of Plettenberg Bay Courses run for two days, on a Thursday and Friday, enabling students to stay on for the weekend and enjoy the beautiful beaches and surrounds of the Garden Route, stretching along the southern coastline of South Africa. Cheese making is an art as well as a technique. All cheese makers are well aware that one can never learn all there is to know about making cheese. BASIC COURSE: No prior knowledge of cheese making is required. The course has a theoretical as well as a practical "hands on" element. The curriculum consists of: Production of cheese culture Production of yoghurt Production of Fromage Frais, a soft fresh cheese Production feta
A take home manual is supplied with background information on cheese and yoghurt making with production methods for the above as well as cheddar, mozzarella, camembert amongst others. Booking is essential. A minimum of 6 and maximum of 10 students are accommodated per course. One course is run per month. Please contact us for course dates and costs. SPECIALISED COURSE: Special courses can be arranged for more advanced students wishing to learn the manufacturing process of specialised cheeses such as for instance mozzarella. Please contact us with your requirements. TUITION BY VISITING INTERNATIONAL CHEESEMAKERS: From time to time Finest Kind invites cheesemakers from countries such as for instance Italy, France and Holland to present a course at the Finest Kind Cheese Institute. ACCOMMODATION: A wide selection of accommodation from luxury to B&B is available within a 5 kilometer radius of the Cheese Institute. Please visit the following links: Kurland • tel +27 (0)44 5348082 Hog-Hollow Country Lodge • tel +27 (0)44 5348879 Tarn Country House • tel +27 (0)44 5348806 Lilypond Country Lodge • tel +27 (0)44 5348686 Other options are: Four Fields BB (within walking distance of the cheese institute) • tel +27 (0)44 5348708 De Vasselot Campsite, Natures Valley • tel +27 (0)44 5316700 |
