In South Africa a braai (and please note how I say braai and not barbecue as barbecue is a chips flavour) is as part of the nation's heritage as ice is part of the North Pole. In my opinion a braai is also just a proper braai when you start with burning wood to create coals. … Continue reading Potjiekos 101
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The Ark in Joubertina
Most people travelling between Port Elizabeth and Cape Town either barrel down the Garden Route's N2 in eight hours or explore the area over a period of several days. Sadly very few people travel through the Langkloof along this beautiful section of Route 62, better known for the part running through the Klein Karoo. The Langkloof isn't … Continue reading The Ark in Joubertina
Liver, onions and roosterkoek
I feel like a typical township lunch of liver, onions and roosterkoek today and decided to go and dig out this picture I have posted previously on The Firefly Photo Files. A couple of us ventured to a township eatery a little while ago under the guidance of one of my black colleagues. He knows … Continue reading Liver, onions and roosterkoek
Cherries in bacon and steak stuffed with mussels
For the last couple of years we've been away from home on a camping trip over Christmas and every year tried to make something special for Christmas lunch. This year we were camping in Montagu in the Western Cape and decided to go out for Christmas lunch, but alas, by the time we were looking the … Continue reading Cherries in bacon and steak stuffed with mussels
Surf and turf at Barnacles
After yesterday's post on Barnacles Restaurant in Seaview I thought I wanted to show you the Surf and Turf I had for lunch there. Nom nom nom......
Sheep heads also known as Smileys
*Not for sensitive viewers*Believe it or not, but sheep heads, known as smileys, is a township delicacy. The heads are thrown in the fire where all the hair are burned off. The "cook" then uses white hot irons and blades that are pushed into the fire to burn and cut off the remaining hair and unwanted … Continue reading Sheep heads also known as Smileys
Jam, jams and more jams
Today's post is the fourth and last in the mini series on Nanaga Farm Stall. The sole purpose of it is to show that Nanaga is more than just pies and roosterkoek. Amongst others they also have a fantastic selection of jams on sale.
Roosterkoek at Nanaga
The Nanaga Farm Stall isn't just well known for their pies and fresh pineapple juice, but also for their roosterkoek. In actual fact a lot of people prefer to buy their roosterkoek over their famous pies. For those who doesn't know, roosterkoek is bread (buns) made on the grill over the coals. The only difference is that … Continue reading Roosterkoek at Nanaga
Flapjacks for breakfast
I stayed over at Pumba Game Reserve with a group of journalists a week or so ago. Returning to the lodge after our morning game drive I didn't really feel like a big breakfast so ordered the flapjacks with bacon, banana and maple syrup. Mmmmmmmmmmm............
Tsisha Nyama
What do you do when you're taking a foreign journalist around and he wants to have something local for lunch? Well, I phoned a colleague at work and suggested that we take him for liver and stew in the township. He then suggested that we do something else and take the journalist for a traditional ikasi … Continue reading Tsisha Nyama
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