Fresh as a Daisy: Pice Bach Twym/Hot Welshcakes
Mae’r stondin ciwt hwn ar bwys y Mudiad Meithrin a’r perchennog yw Karen Shellam o Gasnewydd. Mae’r busnes teuluol wedi gweld gwerthiant da drwy’r ddau ddiwrnod cyntaf yr Eisteddfod wrth i bobl brynu’r pice bach ffres (a dal yn gynnes) am y pris rhesymol iawn o £2 am fag o chwech. Rhedeg y stondin heddiw oedd Karen, ei mam, a’i nyth, Abi, sydd newydd raddio o Brifysgol Caerdydd wedi astudio Newyddiaduraeth – roedd e’n bleser i gwrdd â chyd-fyfyriwr newyddiaduraeth mor hyfryd! Roedd y menywod ar y stondin wedi ‘colli cyfri” faint o bice mae nhw wedi gwerthu erbyn i mi siarad gyda nhw yn gynnar y prynhawn ma; tystiolaeth o’r darnau bach o’r nefoedd ma’ nhw’n gwerthu ar y stondin. Yn ôl y merched, y pris rhesymol yw’r rheswm am y gwerthiant llwyddianus. Mae Karen wedi bod i’r Sreddfod ers talwm a’r Eisteddfod mwya llwyddianus i Fresh as a Daisy oedd Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Glyn Ebwy.
Nid oedd y triawd o Gasnewydd yn siaradwyr Cymraeg rhugl, sydd braidd yn anarferol i fasnachwyr y Maes. Mae natur gyfeillgar, hawdd , agos atoch y merched yn ogystal â’r pice bach ffres hyfryd wedi neud y stondin sefyll allan i mi heddiw. Mae’r pice bach heb eu hail; menyn, briwsionllyd, melys, a llawn o syltanas yr union fel unrhyw pice bach da fod! Does dim byd yn tebyg i dair genhedlaeth o deulu sy’n gweithio ochr wrth ochr â’i gilydd – mae’n rhywbeth hyfryd i weld!
Cofiwch samplo ‘r pecyn bach twym os i chi’n ymweld â’r Maes – nid yn unig oherwydd eu bod yn ddanteithfwyd traddodiadol Cymraeg, ond hefyd achos eu bod yn hollol flasus. Ond brysiwch – maen nhw’n gwerthu fel cacennau poeth!
This adorable little stall situated next to the Mudiad Meithrin is owned and run by Karen Shellam from Newport. The small family-run business has seen good trade throughout the first two days of the Eisteddfod as people flock to buy their freshly made (and still warm) Welshcakes for the very reasonable price of £2 for a bag of six. Running the stall today was Karen, her mother, and her niece, Abi, who has recently graduated from Cardiff University having studied Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies – it was fab to meet such a lovely fellow Cardiff journalism student! The ladies on the stall had already “lost count” of the amount of Welshcakes they’d sold by the time I spoke to them early this afternoon; a testimony to the delicious drops of heaven that they’re producing at the stall. They said sales had gone up from yesterday and attributed it to their reasonable prices in comparison to some of the heavily overpriced food stalls that visitors struggle to afford. Karen has brought the stall to previous Eisteddfods and believes that trade was at its peak four years ago when she brought Fresh as a Daisy to the National Eisteddfod in Ebbw Vale.
The trio from Newport are not fluent welsh speakers, which is somewhat unusual for traders on the Maes. Abi has the best understanding of welsh out of the three of them, yet she admitted that she’s found communication a little difficult sometimes as the level of welsh spoken is so advanced. She said that once she explains to people that her welsh isn’t perfect that they are usually patient and understanding.
The friendly, approachable, and pleasant nature of the ladies at the stall coupled with the delicious freshly cooked Welshcakes available made them stand out for me today. The Welshcakes are second to none; buttery, crumbly, sweet, and loaded with sultanas just as any good Welshcake should be! There’s nothing quite like three generations of a family working alongside each other – it’s a truly lovely thing to see.
Sampling some of their Welshcakes is a must for anyone visiting the Maes – not only because they’re a traditional welsh delicacy, but also because they’re totally delicious. But do hurry, they’re literally selling like hot cakes!
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