.After meeting Berlin’s political elite in the morning, King Charles III will travel to the German countryside for an afternoon visit to an organic farm, where he will assist in the production of an orange-colored cheese with a crown imprint.
“We heard the king is a big cheese fan,” says Katja von Maltzan, who runs the Brodowin farm with her husband 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Berlin.
“We took that as an opportunity to make our own creation for him,” the farmer told German news agency dpa.
She describes the Brodowin King as a Tilsiter-style cheese infused with carrot juice to give it “a little sweetness and an orange color, like British cheddar.”
Charles’ visit demonstrates his interest in and dedication to environmental causes. His three-day visit to Germany, his first as King of the United Kingdom, including a reception dedicated to creating a more sustainable world.
During the reception at German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s Bellevue Palace, he met with government ministers, experts, and representatives from advocacy groups. On Wednesday, he and Camilla, the queen consort, arrived in Berlin.
Brodowin farm was founded in 1991 on land that was previously owned by an East German agricultural cooperative. According to strict organic standards, the 2,300-hectare (5,683-acre) farm produces vegetables, dairy products, flax, sunflower oil, fresh meat, and sausages. Almost all of its electricity is produced on-site by a solar energy system.
The British king is scheduled to meet with young farming trainees and take a tour of Brodowin farm, which has 160 dairy cows, 300 dairy goats, and 1,800 hens. Von Maltzan and her husband are getting ready to show Charles the entire cheese-making process.
His job will entail pouring the cheese mixture into a mold and smoothing it out, according to dpa. The farmers intend to make approximately 150 round loaves of cheese, which will need to ripen for six to eight weeks before being ready to eat and sell.
Von Maltzan described the king’s decision to come to Brodowin on his first state visit as an honor and a “statement for organic farming and sustainability.”
Charles, 74, who ascended the throne following Queen Elizabeth II’s death in September, is set to be crowned on May 6 at Westminster Abbey in London.
On Thursday, if he’s in the mood, he’ll get a taste of the experience. The farm’s pastry chef has worked for two and a half weeks to create a white chocolate cake with sugar icing gems in the shape of the crown that will be placed on the king’s head during the coronation.
The cake is the proper size, according to von Maltzan.
“In theory, he could put it on right away,” she explained.
