Event : Welsh Cheese and BBQ night
WHERE : ‘Bunch of Grapes’ – Ynysangharad Road – Pontypridd
Date / Time : Wednesday 24th June @ 18:30hrs
What’s On : Welsh Cheeses – BBQ – Beers on stillage, Homemade Sausages – Small tutored Wine Tasting – a GuitarIst will be playing throughout the evening.
Guest Appearance : from Dave ‘Seidr Dai’ Matthews with some of his greatest Ciders, plus various bottled Ciders from across Wales.
Real Ales : Those outside on the night – wrapped in cooler jackets & on Gravity Dispense : Batemans – ‘GHA’ … Thornbridge – ‘Jaipur’ … Dark Star – ‘HopHead’
More choices of course on Handpull at the Bar.
Mr Cheese is a familiar face at Rheola Market every Saturday.
Douglas – Mr Cheese – from Brecon sells all kinds of cheeses at Rheola Market every Saturday. His stall is near the main entrance of the Rheola Market building.
There’s always a wide selection of cheeses at a value-for-money price.
Rheola Market is held every Saturday from 9am until 4pm. It is held 4 miles south of Glynneath. Postcode SA11 4DT.
Forget the Monty Python joke about Cheesemakers…
Aberdare Blog discovers two real cheesemakers from Caerphilly…
Pictured : Julie (on left) and daughter-in-law Helen from Caerphilly
Helen and Julie are familiar faces at Farmers Markets across South Wales selling their tasty homemade craft items, including their legendary speciality cheese balls.
“Helen came from Canada and married my son,” explains Julie. “She brought her Canadian ideas and flair for cooking with her. We use local ingredients for our homemade craft items… and what better to use in Caerphilly than cheese.”
The cheese balls are a mixture of soft and hard cheeses, crushed in with various toppings, black pepper, walnut, cranberry and many other tasty treats. They are gaining quite a reputation and following across South Wales. We asked for the recipe but was told “it’s top secret… a Welsh Canadian recipe!”
The family-run business own a health-food shop in Caerphilly called The Source - see the website at http://www.healthstore24.co.uk/ – in the middle of Caerphilly town. For the Christmas season, Julie and Helen will be selling speciality packs of cheeses, flat bread, and other homemade craft foods.
You can see them at many local Farmers Markets, and they hope to be at Penderyn Farmers Market on 26th November 2006 10am until 2pm at the Community Centre Penderyn.
