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Tourists might see the Welsh cheese statue in Caerphilly town centre, but also Taiwanese products in the castle shop!

It’s hard cheese for Caerphilly!

Despite welcome news for residents that a maker of Caerphilly Cheese is basing himself in the town, comes revelations by us that Welsh emblems sold in the Cadw shop at the town’s world famous castle, come from…TAIWAN!

The Welsh Government’s (WG) historic environment service, is identified as a part of Wales to onlookers, so this disclosure appears bizarre in the extreme.

Their website declares that its vision is of: “A Wales where our historic places are cared for, understood and shared by everyone”.

Perhaps the links with Taiwan are also now ‘understood by everyone’.

It seems that others, though, unlike Cadw are doing their bit for Wales and for Caerphilly.

Huw Rowlands and Deian Thomas may be holding a Caerphilly cheese, but are unlikely to be holding a Welsh symbol made in Taiwan

Not since 1995 has Caerphilly Cheese actually been made in Caerphilly.

Earlier this year, however, it was back (at the development stage) thanks to Cwmni Caws Caerffili (Caerphilly Cheese Company).

The business was set up by farmer Huw Rowlands and business partner Deian Thomas, who spent three years perfecting the hard, crumbly white cheese.

Tourists shouldn’t go to the shop, or they might see things for sale they don’t like!

Mr Rowlands said: “Bringing Caerphilly Cheese production back to the area is essential to the history of the product and also the tourism in the area”.

Those tourists could be disconcerted if they see that Welsh flags in the castle shop are actually made in Taiwan…

 

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