Cape Town Trip Overview
“Giselle Courtney’s Fynbos Experience is our hot new pick on the Cape Floral calendar” – Conde Nast Magazine, April 2019.
Steeped in a wealth of knowledge about the Cape’s rich botanical heritage, the Fynbos Tasting is a contemporary way to engage with the Cape’s protected indigenous flora. The Cape Floral Kingdom is the smallest of six globally recognised floristic regions and the terroir produces uniquely South African culinary flavours. The Fynbos Tasting is the only opportunity to explore a comprehensive Fynbos flavour trail of tea infusions, cordials, vinaigrettes, delicate culinary salts, tinctures, digestives and more.
Additional Info
Duration: 2 hours
Starts: Cape Town, South Africa
Trip Category: Food, Wine & Nightlife >> Cooking Classes
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What to Expect When Visiting Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
“Giselle Courtney’s Fynbos Experience is our hot new pick on the Cape Floral calendar” – Conde Nast Magazine, April 2019.
Steeped in a wealth of knowledge about the Cape’s rich botanical heritage, the Fynbos Tasting is a contemporary way to engage with the Cape’s protected indigenous flora. The Cape Floral Kingdom is the smallest of six globally recognised floristic regions and the terroir produces uniquely South African culinary flavours. The Fynbos Tasting is the only opportunity to explore a comprehensive Fynbos flavour trail of tea infusions, cordials, vinaigrettes, delicate culinary salts, tinctures, digestives and more.
Itinerary
Taste Botanical Heritage
The Fynbos Tasting Experience is the perfect introduction to Cape Town, providing indigenous context for the region’s most scenic attraction. The Cape Floral Region was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2004 and Table Mountain is at the centre of one of the world’s great areas of terrestrial biodiversity. Fynbos is the major vegetation, encompassing some 7000 protected species. The Cape Town Fynbos Experience condenses the best of the edible and medicinal varieties in Fynbos Tastings and a distinctive South African Fynbos product range showcasing the Cape’s botanical heritage.
Interaction with people of the Cape from the time of the VOC settlement in 1652 yielded the traditional knowledge of Fynbos, which became part of every household apothecary. We explore these flavours and uses in a two hour guided tasting of infusions.
Preparation begins 80km outside of Cape Town in the Winelands area. We pick and prep eleven indigenous botanicals and bring them to the Company’s Garden on the day of the Tasting. Explore a unique flavour trail of fresh edibles and infusions in the form of teas, cordials, tinctures, vinaigrettes, salts and digestives.
Stop At:
• Company’s Gardens, 19 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town Central 8001 South Africa
