Translate the text from English to Welsh.



 
It joins other great Welsh produce, such as Conwy Mussels, Welsh Lamb and Halen Môn/Anglesey Sea Salt, as well as other well\-known European products, such as Champagne and Parma Ham, which have been recognised for their distinct quality and awarded protection against imitation and misuse.

Welsh Laverbread is protected by the European Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status, which will provide consumers with the confidence they are eating the genuine Welsh product. 

In total, 12 Welsh products have now been awarded Protected status.

The Welsh Government has supported Selwyn’s Seafood, based in Penclawdd in the Gower, over the past 4 years during the complicated and extensive application process. 

Laverbread is a well\-known Welsh delicacy recognised both within and outside Wales. Its taste and appearance is affected by the cleanliness and temperature of the sea water, as well as the method of producing it, making it a characteristic of its origin.

Collecting the laver, a type of seaweed, to make Welsh Laverbread was a small cottage industry in Pembrokeshire, dating back to 1800\. The laver was thrown over thatched huts to dry before being sold to businesses in Swansea where it was cooked into Welsh Laverbread and sold at local markets.

Welcoming the protected status for Welsh Laverbread, the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths said:


> "Wales’ reputation for high\-quality food and drink continues to go from strength to strength. I am delighted Welsh Laverbread is the latest Welsh product to join our growing list of food and drink awarded protected status. It is very much an icon of Welsh food, which brings to mind its historic origins on the beaches of west Wales. 
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> "Food and drink is a priority sector of the Welsh Government, which is why we have set an ambitious target to grow the sector by 30% by 2020\. The recognition from the European Commission is important as it demonstrates the quality of Wales’ unique produce as we strive to reach new markets to grow the industry and prepare for a future outside of the EU."







Translation:


 
Mae’n ymuno â chynnyrch gwych eraill o Gymru megis Cregyn Gleision Conwy, Cig Oen Cymru a Halen Môn, yn ogystal â chynnyrch adnabyddus eraill o Ewrop megis Champagne a Ham Parma. Mae eu rhinweddau unigryw wedi’u cydnabod ac maen nhw wedi ennill statws gwarchodedig rhag cael eu copïo a’u ffugio.  
  
Mae gan Bara Lawr Cymru statws Enw Tarddiad Gwarchodedig Ewropeaidd a fydd yn sicrhau i gwsmeriaid eu bod yn bwyta cynnyrch o Gymru.   
  
Mae 12 cynnyrch o Gymru wedi ennill statws gwarchodedig.  
  
Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi rhoi cymorth i Selwyn’s Seafood, ym Mhenclawdd yng Ngŵyr, yn ystod y pedair blynedd diwethaf  drwy gydol broses ymgeisio gymhleth a hir.   
  
Mae bara lawr yn ddanteithfwyd sy’n adnabyddus o fewn a thu allan i Gymru. Mae glendid a thymheredd dŵr y môr, yn ogystal â’r broses gynhyrchu, yn effeithio ar ei flas a’i wedd, ac mae’r rhain yn nodweddion ei darddiad.   
  
Roedd casglu’r lafwr, math o wymon, i wneud bara lawr yn ddiwydiant cartref yn Sir Benfro a ddechreuodd tua 1800\. Cai’r gwymon ei daflu dros toeon gwellt cytiau i’w sychu cyn ei werthu i fusnesau yn Abertawe lle cafodd ei goginio yn Fara Lawr Cymru a’i werthu wedyn mewn marchnadoedd lleol.   
  
Wrth groesawu statws gwarchodedig ar gyfer Bara Lawr Cymru, dywedodd Leslie Griffiths, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Amgylchedd a Materion Gwledig:


> "Mae enw da Cymru am fwyd a diod o ansawdd uchel yn parhau i fynd o nerth i nerth. Rwy wrth fy modd bod Bara Lawr Cymru wedi ymuno â’n rhestr gynyddol o fwyd a diod sydd wedi ennill statws gwarchodedig. Mae’n eicon hynod o fwyd Cymru ac mae’n dwyn i gof ei wreiddiau hanesyddol yn nhraethau Gorllewin Cymru.


> “Mae’r sector bwyd a diod yn flaenoriaeth i Lywodraeth Cymru a dyna pam rydyn ni wedi gosod targed uchelgeisiol i gynyddu’r sector 30% erbyn 2020\. Mae cydnabyddiaeth gan y Comisiwn Ewropeaidd yn bwysig gan ei bod yn arwydd o ansawdd cynnyrch unigryw Cymru wrth inni ymdrechu i gyrraedd marchnadoedd newydd er mwyn tyfu’r diwydiant a pharatoi ar gyfer dyfodol y tu allan i’r Undeb Ewropeaidd.