[mcleanja]

Hi Guys

This must be a typical South African question.

Do the kiwi's braai as they braai in South Africa?

Cheers
Jamie

[dilanium]

What does "braai" mean?

[JandM]

I didn't know either, but Google does. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braai

You will not be entirely without this honourable tradition, I think it's safe to say.:D

[dilanium]

Well if it's not there then I'll help start it! Looks delicious!

[Roper]

Hi - they have a BBQ in NZ. Similar but fiffferent. SA braai is unique. We are from SA and thinking..... very scary though to make the move. Are you from SA??

[Steadybears]

Yes we do braai ..... and with boerewors!!!!

To braai is to BBQ

[BaldyBeardyBloke]

I can safely say I have leaned something today.

Braai

Thank you.

[marcia]

Wow didn't know what was been discussed here - some wierd ritual, (but each to their own!)

But I've learnt something new as Sam said! :nice1 never too old to learn!

[M-Squared]

I think BBQing is pretty universal. But that's a cool name for it. :nice1

[Bergita]

BBQ is cooking food over gas outside, braai is cooking food (copious amounts of red meat) over an open fire outside. It tastes completely different. Has anyone found good boerewors here? I haven't yet and have almost given up on the whole idea....
For those of you who are not South African, boerewors is a kind of sausage, that is traditionally cooked over a braai and eaten like a hotdog, i.e in a long roll.
Is cooking over an open fire even legal here? :D

[mgbridges]

Has anyone found good boerewors here? I haven't yet and have almost given up on the whole idea....

Having never had the real thing (i.e in SA) I don't know if I'm qualified to say if they are good or not but I like the ones we get from Janssens butchers in Browns Bay. www.janssens.co.nz

Or maybe try these guys: www.blackballsalami.co.nz although I haven't tried them myself so can comment on quality.

Enjoy!
Anneliese

[Bergita]

Cool thanks. I'll give them a try sometime. We have a South African butcher near where we live, but his boerewors and his droewors are both dodgy... Koeksusters and samoosas are delicious though!

[dilanium]

Okay if we want to get technical, BBQing is slow cooking meat that is spice rubbed over coals for hours. What most people call BBQing is really just grilling.

Notably, in the United States, practitioners consider barbecue to include only relatively indirect methods of cooking, with the more direct high-heat methods to be called grilling.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbecue

[tea drinker]

They were doing it on UK TV over the weekend - braai -ing that is :laugh

something to do with a SA activity holiday with motorbikes and off road vehicles, seemed to be coming from the UK though I think

food looked tasty :)

[jubjub]

Just had to track down this thread,.... hubby just reading our local paper, and there is a south african chip shop opened in Howick.... at the end of Pak Highway in the shops at the Botany road junction...

Just in case any of you fancy some.....

[thewoodies]

Feeling really clever :yes I knew what one was !!!!

Have worked with loads of South Africans - but never been invited to one? (mind you our weather!)

I have had the BEST drink from South Africa its like baileys(irish cream) - Kulia? Kuluma cant remeber spelling???) Well, my South African friend suggested pouring some over ice cream - yummy !!

OH brought sme back from his last business trip - I must have a look later in Tescos for some ? .........Even though we are supposed to be running down our drinks cabinet before we go - got 5 months left!! :cheers

[andrewp]

http://www.kahlua.com/ - very yummy over ice.

And as for Braai-ing - hopefully most of SA will be braai-ing at lunch time tomorrow watching SA thrash Oz
;););)

[Steadybears]

If you want to try another SA drink with icecream- get OH to buy Amarula - to die for!!! Wonder if we can get that here in NZ? Hope not as that will be diet out the way!!!:laugh

[thewoodies]

Funny you should say that OH just called me a numpty !!!!i

It was AMURULA !!!! - he bought me back from south Africa!!!

:laugh:laugh:laugh
:exit

[Watna]

BBQ is cooking food over gas outside, braai is cooking food (copious amounts of red meat) over an open fire outside. It tastes completely different. Has anyone found good boerewors here? I haven't yet and have almost given up on the whole idea....
For those of you who are not South African, boerewors is a kind of sausage, that is traditionally cooked over a braai and eaten like a hotdog, i.e in a long roll.
Is cooking over an open fire even legal here? :D

We got boerwors in Woolworths the other day. They were on special and everything.

My OH is from South Africa and thoroughly enjoyed them. We've stocked up on some more and they're currently in our freezer!