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A South African Braai

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 24, 2022November 13, 2023 6 Comments

a grill with meat on it

On my last night in South Africa, I stayed with a friend in Pretoria. There, I enjoyed a proper South African braai (BBQ). What a treat!

South African Braai – The Superlative BBQ Experience

South Africans take barbecues to a whole new level, creating an entire experience around the grill. My host has a lovely house in Pretoria and invited me to spend my final night there, so that I could enjoy a real South African dinner.

Using special wood as well as charcoal, he got the fire started and then served several delicious varieties of biltong and droëwors while we were waiting (as if we needed a meat appetizer before our meat dinner!). An essential part of a braai is that you stand around the fire and chat as the host cooks the meat.

While I sometimes had to pivot to avoid smoke, it was a crisp, cool evening, though the heat of the fire warmed us up as we stood chatting with a cold beverage around the grill.

Braai is an Afrikaans word, drawn from the Dutch word “braden,” meaning “to roast.”

“Jy krap nie aan ‘n ander man se vuur nie!” (“You don’t mess around with another man’s fire!”)

There is no defined meat that must be used for a braai: any meat is acceptable, though we stuck a trio of meat for our dinner, including boerewors (sausage), lamb, and beef. Every bite was delicious, as were the sides it was served with (bread, corn on the cob, salad).

CONCLUSION

This journey marked my fifth trip to South Africa, but my first time enjoying a braai. Now I know what to request next time. The entire experience, from the conversation around the grill to the appetizer to the feast itself was something very special.

Do you have any experince with a braai in South Africa?

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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6 Comments

  1. Sean M. Reply
    October 24, 2022 at 6:55 am

    Eish boet, a true braai requires beer specifically and not just a “cold beverage”. Also, I don’t see any boerewors on the braai. Shameful!!! 🙂

  2. Joe Chivas Reply
    October 24, 2022 at 7:39 am

    Look at how the meats are arranged, segregated in the grill. A braai is like bbq apartheid. Shameful.

  3. PM Reply
    October 24, 2022 at 8:18 am

    Recently visited Pretoria, I haven’t got any local contacts but was told by someone who grew up there to try game. I had a couple of kudu dishes, both amazing!

    • David Browning Reply
      October 24, 2022 at 10:52 pm

      What a stupid comment. You clearly don’t know anything about cooking different meats at the same time.

  4. Heather Reply
    October 24, 2022 at 11:57 am

    July 2022 Cape Town shut down due to Covid. Our travel agent did a pivot and got us invited to a private home (business associate of the travel agent) for a braai. It was amazing. In addition to the standards, we had kudu, spring buck and ostrich.

  5. Skyhoosier Reply
    October 25, 2022 at 6:35 am

    HOW did you manage 4 previous trips without a Braii??

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