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It is said that if you're an unrepentant meat eater and you're travelling through the Karoo, you should eat Karoo lamb at every opportunity.

Article: Susan Newham from Ideas

This semi-desert landscape is the main sheep-farming region in South Africa and it is the indigenous plants that produce the fragrant taste of Karoo lamb that has the reputation of being the best in South Africa.

WORTH A VISIT

The Laird's Arms Pub next to the Lord Milner Hotel in Matjiesfontein, two hours' drive north of Cape Town, is worth a visit and not only for its famous Karoo lamb curry. The Victorian village is also a must-see. For information on Matjiesfontein

Call 023 561 3011

Karoo National Park, on the N1 near Beaufort West, offers a sight of the unusual Karoo landscape and, when you visit the restaurant, you can enjoy succulent Karoo lamb.

Call 012 428 9111

Kambro Farmstall, on the N12 between Three Sisters and Kimberley, is the perfect place to do your holiday meat shopping. Buy stuffed springbok shoulder and leg, rolled Karoo lamb rib, braai chops and boerewors.

The Kambro restaurant has sumptuous Karoo specialities. There is a large farm dam in which the kids can cool off in summer and there are farm animals close by. Accommodation is also on offer.

Call 012 322 6980, ext 211 for details.

ACCOMODATION

The Karoo is dotted with many farms that have opened their doors to overnighters. Most of these farm lodgings are comfortable and offer home-cooked fare – invariably including tender Karoo lamb and fresh farm veggies.

Boschrand Guest Farm, 60km north of Colesberg and 20km from the Gariep Dam, offers delightful Karoo farmstyle accommodation for R115 per person per night, including breakfast. Dinners are home cooked and consist of – you guessed it – roast Karoo lamb.

Call 051 782 and ask for ext 6111, or 082 466 3414.

Ka-Ma Lodge in Richmond, halfway between Cape Town and Johannesburg, offers comfortable en suite accommodation at R110 per person per night. In the cosy self-catering lapa with TV and braai areas, guests can relax, light their own fi res and indulge in Karoo lamb and boerewors, available at the café.

Call 053 693 0009.