SOUTH AFRICAN FYNBOS® ORIGINS RETREAT
Enter the world’s most extraordinary wildflower biome - where rare botanicals and archaeology converge to tell one of the most compelling stories of our time - the emergence of human consciousness.
At the southern tip of Africa lies an ancient terrain that has shaped not only landscapes for hundreds of thousands of years, but also the human mind.
The Cape Floristic Region - one of the world’s most botanically diverse plant kingdoms - holds an exceptional archaeological record revealing when and how early inhabitants transformed perception into symbolism, igniting the evolution of art, language, and innovation.
Over four immersive days at this exclusive, luxury Fynbos retreat, explore the rare flavours and fragrances that once ignited the imagination of early humans at the Cape - reframed today as catalysts for creativity, reflection and renewal.
A sensory return to origin.
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CAPE TOWN FYNBOS EXPERIENCE®
A GUIDED TASTING OF RARE INDIGENOUS FLAVOURS
The Cape Town Fynbos Experience® is a compelling sensory discovery of South Africa's indigenous gourmet herbs unique to the Cape Floristic Region, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Just 75km northeast of Cape Town, tucked within a private Wellington estate, the Cape Town Fynbos Experience® unfolds as a journey of the senses, imagination and origin. Led by culinary Fynbos specialist Giselle Courtney, this intimate tasting reveals the extraordinary flavours and culinary potential of the Cape Floristic Region - a living archive of over 7,000 tenacious Fynbos species older than humanity itself.
FYNBOS PANTRY
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VISITOR COMMENTS & REVIEWS
KNOW YOUR EDIBLE FYNBOS
HONEYBUSH - Cyclopia species
Honeybush is a sweet herb adding a delicate honey-blossom flavour to sticky marinades, onion soup, casseroles, butternut and sweet-potato wedges, sago pudding, milk-tart and cup-cake icing. Toast lightly and sprinkle over oven-roasted veggies.
ROOIBOS - Aspalathus linearis
Rooibos herbs are fruity with notes of caramel and rosehip. Pair with caramelised onions, cherry tomato sauce, sweet potato mash, roasted butternut, gruyere omelette, breakfast eggs, crispy chicken, tomato-bredie and add Rooibos salt to olive oil splashed vanilla ice-cream.
BUCHU - Agathosma betulina
Buchu is the most sensational of all the Fynbos herbs, transforming everyday flavours into mouth-watering experiences. Pair with seared picanha, braaied line-fish, tray-baked chicken, lamb shank, flambéed chicken livers, salmon sushi and tomato salsa.
KNOW YOUR EDIBLE FYNBOS
RHINO BUSH - Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis
Rhinobush is piney adding a delicate resinous flavour to grilled rib-eye, Karoo lamb, picanha and pork kebabs. Add to wok-seared chilli-garlic cabbage, grilled mushrooms, arancini, risotto, bitterballen and croque monsieurs. The delicate piney resin melts into seared food.
SNOW BUSH - Eriocephalus africanus
Woody Snow bush has a wild rosemary flavour with a hint of pepper and adds incredible depth of flavour to a creamy mushroom sauce, Karoo lamb meatballs, tzatziki, confit garlic potatoes, puy lentil salad, yoghurt carrot salad, beef carpaccio, prawn orzo and feta focaccia.
CANCER BUSH - Lessertia frutescence
Cancer bush is a bitter herb with a hint of stevia-like sweetness and notes of pea. It is ideal for adding depth to vegetable dishes like grilled baby marrow, Rösti and smoky bacon-green-bean salad. Use sparingly as the herb is really bitter, but it's great for experimental cooking.
KNOW YOUR EDIBLE FYNBOS
ROSE PELARGONIUM - Pelargonium capitatum
Irresistible Rose pelargonium is intensely fragrant and adds a distinctive spicy rose flavour to syrupy koeksisters, sticky malva pudding, scones and clotted cream, Moroccan rice, nutty buckwheat salad, rose marmalade and strawberry ice-cream.
MINT PELARGONIUM - Pelargonium tomentosum
Cooling Mint pelargonium adds a minty-geranium vibrancy to zucchini fritters, lentil-feta salad, cucumber ribbons, bulgur mushroom salad, goat’s cheese couscous, pear and walnut salad, cream cheese brioche, cocktail rissoles and white chocolate truffles.
CAPE MOUNTAIN SAGE - Salvia chamelaeagnea
Cape Mountain Sage is herbaceous with strong notes of sage. It pairs well with lemon-butter kingklip, creamy walnut tagliatelle, grilled haloumi burger, butternut lasagne, onion lentil loaf, brandy infused chicken liver pâté, ground pork stuffing and blue cheese gnocchi.