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Lamb sosaties with pumpkin ‘stampkoring’, cumin sauce & pickle

The regional dish of the Durbanville Wine Valley pays tribute to the days when Durbanville was still a farmer’s market town known as Pampoenkraal (‘pumpkin corral’) - a border outpost owned by the Dutch East India Company where fresh meat and other farm produce were bartered with the locals.

The dish reflects the bounty and rich heritage of the region. The main ingredients - lamb, pearled wheat and pumpkin - act as flavourful reminders that the area has been farmed for centuries. Aromatic and lightly curried it also nods to the past when the Cape was on the Spice Route.

Steeped in the Durbanville Wine Valley’s terroir, the regional dish is unveiled in the year that the areas was acknowledged as the country’s top terroir for producing the finest white and red wines - winning the Novare Trophy for the SA Terroir Top Wine Area in 2011.

The regional dish will be on the menu of restaurants on the wine farms of members and will also be served during festivals and special events.

Menu price:
Main course R120.00 / Starter R65.00
Note* A vegetarian option will be made available for diners preferring a meatless option.