We Karoo types do think about these things. You have to live among us to know what we’re like and what we think about. Lamb, mostly. Sunsets, frequently. Windmills, often. And koppies, always koppies.

Read previous Thank God It’s Food articles about the Karoo lamb certification brouhaha here and here. The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has offered “stakeholders” in the Karoo lamb ...

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 has registered lamb meat from the arid central Karoo region for protection under Geographical Indication status. Meat cuts from young sheep produced under free-range conditions will be ...

Is your mutton dressed up as Karoo lamb? A research project at Stellenbosch University has discovered a way to determine exactly where a hunk of lamb comes from, by analysing chemical elements in the ...

A war of words over precisely where South Africa's famous semi-desert begins and ends has prompted government intervention. At stake is the right to market Karoo lamb, considered by many to be the ...

You are what you eat – even if you’re a lamb grazing on fragrant plants in the Karoo. Stellenbosch University student Sarah Erasmus has just released scientific evidence proving that the unique taste ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) A meal or food shopping experience can be more interesting and enjoyable when you know more about a particular product, like what region it came from and the culture that ...

MEC Meyer says: "We celebrate the fact that 'Karoo Lamb / Karoo Lam' is the first South African product to be registered as a GI under the Agricultural Products Standards Act. As a result, the ...

Lamb leg meat baked slowly in the oven. Layers of potato and onion slices with the flavors of rosemary and soup powder makes this lamb dish a winner at a dinner party. Grease a baking dish and evenly ...

A meal or food shopping experience can be more interesting and enjoyable when you know more about a particular product, like what region it came from and the culture that shaped it. Knowing what makes ...