The Official Braai Thread

[mat the expat]

Bread is my biggest weakness. It's hella addictive. But only the sandwich loaf stuff, brown or white has that effect. If I have a slice of good sourdough toast it seems to satisfy me. But the other shit I can eat a quarter of a loaf if I'm hungry or miserable.

I am lucky to live in an inner-city wankers paradise - I only buy fresh Sourdough/Rye now

[OomStruisbaai]

I love bread, soup and stews. Grown up with it. When you are 8 kids and went to boarding school, that's your stapel voedsel. Get a lot of aanstoot when I eat bread with any pasta. I buy wet dow and make rooster koeke or my Mrs will bake a mini bread with it or making vet koeke with it. I also like my Pepsi and a pepper pie. Sooibrand se moses but it help not to heat it up, eat it cold. Then oorskiet kos. Yesterdays braai choppie or wors , lekker. My kids wont touch most of this, being educated by their mum about healthy food.

KFC on its time is fine. The more skin and oil, the better with chips and break beans.

[Sards]

I love bread, soup and stews. Grown up with it. When you are 8 kids and went to boarding school, that's your stapel voedsel. Get a lot of aanstoot when I eat bread with any pasta. I buy wet dow and make rooster koeke or my MRS will bake a mini bread with it or making vet koeke with it. I also like my Pepsi and a pepper pie. Sooibrand se moses but it help not to heat it up, eat it cold. Then oorskiet kos. Yesterdays braai choppie or wors , lekker. My kids wont touch most of this, being educated by their mum about healthy food.

Man.....I am going to get some dough and make some bread in my microwave too....cant beat that smoked bread fresh out the oven taste

[Chilli]

I bought a rump flap today. Will cut into steaks and braai on Friday.

Its a lot of work to cut up a 5 kg piece of meat..

MIL took the Picanna and another piece...I carved at her place because we had dinner there.
Had a largish piece that looks very much like Silverside...which we will roast..

And of course some decent chunks of rump ..... Also looking forward to this on Friday

Is this supposed to be a video of you butchering a rump?

[FalseBayFC]

Bread is my biggest weakness. It's hella addictive. But only the sandwich loaf stuff, brown or white has that effect. If I have a slice of good sourdough toast it seems to satisfy me. But the other shit I can eat a quarter of a loaf if I'm hungry or miserable.

I am lucky to live in an inner-city wankers paradise - I only buy fresh Sourdough/Rye now

The Southern Suburbs of Cape Town are full of artisinal hipsters going about their business. Any foodstuff you care to mention, they will artisan the crap out of it while wearing Karl Marx tier beards and sleeve tats. They do awesome coffee and bread though.

[FalseBayFC]

I love bread, soup and stews. Grown up with it. When you are 8 kids and went to boarding school, that's your stapel voedsel. Get a lot of aanstoot when I eat bread with any pasta. I buy wet dow and make rooster koeke or my Mrs will bake a mini bread with it or making vet koeke with it. I also like my Pepsi and a pepper pie. Sooibrand se moses but it help not to heat it up, eat it cold. Then oorskiet kos. Yesterdays braai choppie or wors , lekker. My kids wont touch most of this, being educated by their mum about healthy food.

KFC on its time is fine. The more skin and oil, the better with chips and break beans.

De vok is aanstoot? Constipation?

[FalseBayFC]

Got my Braai day pack from a mate who farms in Piketberg. Skilpaadjies, freshly made wors and half a lamb for the freezer. His UCT laaitie boarded with us last year so he pays me handsomely in meat hampers. Lamb from the Groot Jonkershoek mountains is pretty damn good.

[handyman]

I love bread, soup and stews. Grown up with it. When you are 8 kids and went to boarding school, that's your stapel voedsel. Get a lot of aanstoot when I eat bread with any pasta. I buy wet dow and make rooster koeke or my Mrs will bake a mini bread with it or making vet koeke with it. I also like my Pepsi and a pepper pie. Sooibrand se moses but it help not to heat it up, eat it cold. Then oorskiet kos. Yesterdays braai choppie or wors , lekker. My kids wont touch most of this, being educated by their mum about healthy food.

KFC on its time is fine. The more skin and oil, the better with chips and break beans.

De vok is aanstoot? Constipation?

Offence.

[FalseBayFC]

I love bread, soup and stews. Grown up with it. When you are 8 kids and went to boarding school, that's your stapel voedsel. Get a lot of aanstoot when I eat bread with any pasta. I buy wet dow and make rooster koeke or my Mrs will bake a mini bread with it or making vet koeke with it. I also like my Pepsi and a pepper pie. Sooibrand se moses but it help not to heat it up, eat it cold. Then oorskiet kos. Yesterdays braai choppie or wors , lekker. My kids wont touch most of this, being educated by their mum about healthy food.

KFC on its time is fine. The more skin and oil, the better with chips and break beans.

De vok is aanstoot? Constipation?

Offence.

Cold pepper steak pie and pepsi. Pepper steak pie must be eaten hot with a cold diet Fanta or Coke only. So hot the gravy blisters your lower lip.

[Sards]

I bought a rump flap today. Will cut into steaks and braai on Friday.

Its a lot of work to cut up a 5 kg piece of meat..

MIL took the Picanna and another piece...I carved at her place because we had dinner there.
Had a largish piece that looks very much like Silverside...which we will roast..

And of course some decent chunks of rump ..... Also looking forward to this on Friday

Is this supposed to be a video of you butchering a rump?

Its a photo
I tried to follow a video on how to cut up a hunk of rump but eventually stopped watching and followed the seams in the meat and cleaned it up....I think we got 6 packs of meat out of it....
There are 2 cuts that look like Picanna.....A large one and a smallish one....a piece that looks like silverside....a couple of rump looking pieces...and a smallish piece that looks very very nice and tender......

[Sards]

Cold pepper steak pie and pepsi. Pepper steak pie must be eaten hot with a cold diet Fanta or Coke only. So hot the gravy blisters your lower lip.

Now you are talking my language

[OomStruisbaai]

I love bread, soup and stews. Grown up with it. When you are 8 kids and went to boarding school, that's your stapel voedsel. Get a lot of aanstoot when I eat bread with any pasta. I buy wet dow and make rooster koeke or my Mrs will bake a mini bread with it or making vet koeke with it. I also like my Pepsi and a pepper pie. Sooibrand se moses but it help not to heat it up, eat it cold. Then oorskiet kos. Yesterdays braai choppie or wors , lekker. My kids wont touch most of this, being educated by their mum about healthy food.

KFC on its time is fine. The more skin and oil, the better with chips and break beans.

De vok is aanstoot? Constipation?

Translate cant help me. Difficukt afrikaans word. Mrs give me a hard time pasta = starch + bread = starch.

[FalseBayFC]

I love bread, soup and stews. Grown up with it. When you are 8 kids and went to boarding school, that's your stapel voedsel. Get a lot of aanstoot when I eat bread with any pasta. I buy wet dow and make rooster koeke or my Mrs will bake a mini bread with it or making vet koeke with it. I also like my Pepsi and a pepper pie. Sooibrand se moses but it help not to heat it up, eat it cold. Then oorskiet kos. Yesterdays braai choppie or wors , lekker. My kids wont touch most of this, being educated by their mum about healthy food.

KFC on its time is fine. The more skin and oil, the better with chips and break beans.

De vok is aanstoot? Constipation?

Translate cant help me. Difficukt afrikaans word. Mrs give me a hard time pasta = starch + bread = starch.

As long as she doesn't pla you about the brannas and coke!

[OomStruisbaai]

ja swaer. I have to change my diet which is very difficult. Cholesterol and sugar high. Still have to motivate myself

[Chilli]

Bread is my biggest weakness. It's hella addictive. But only the sandwich loaf stuff, brown or white has that effect. If I have a slice of good sourdough toast it seems to satisfy me. But the other shit I can eat a quarter of a loaf if I'm hungry or miserable.

I am lucky to live in an inner-city wankers paradise - I only buy fresh Sourdough/Rye now

The Southern Suburbs of Cape Town are full of artisinal hipsters going about their business. Any foodstuff you care to mention, they will artisan the crap out of it while wearing Karl Marx tier beards and sleeve tats. They do awesome coffee and bread though.

Cvnts to a man though.

[FalseBayFC]

I am lucky to live in an inner-city wankers paradise - I only buy fresh Sourdough/Rye now

The Southern Suburbs of Cape Town are full of artisinal hipsters going about their business. Any foodstuff you care to mention, they will artisan the crap out of it while wearing Karl Marx tier beards and sleeve tats. They do awesome coffee and bread though.

Cvnts to a man though.

Yes they are. I feel dirty whenever I buy something from them.

[sorCrer]

Steak & Kidney for me but heartburn

[handyman]

Steak & Kidney for me but heartburn

We have a bakery selling pork rib pies, delicious, but yeah, heartburn.

[assfly]

I used to go to Home of the Chicken Pie as a kid, when we headed out to Magaliesburg. Bloody lovely pies.

[sorCrer]

Yeah garage pie and 2rennies.

[sorCrer]

Down the coast and cooking tonight. Have more vegetarians than meat eaters.

Doing a veg potjie with separately cooked meatballs...now the fokken vegs want meatballs too.

[Sards]

Down the coast and cooking tonight. Have more vegetarians than meat eaters.

Doing a veg potjie with separately cooked meatballs...now the fokken vegs want meatballs too.

I can't imagine a meatless potjie...
Curry yes

[OomStruisbaai]

Down the coast and cooking tonight. Have more vegetarians than meat eaters.

Doing a veg potjie with separately cooked meatballs...now the fokken vegs want meatballs too.

Roer daai potjie.

Meat balls and cabbage / potatoes/ carrots potjie is a mean combination.

[Sards]

Down the coast and cooking tonight. Have more vegetarians than meat eaters.

Doing a veg potjie with separately cooked meatballs...now the fokken vegs want meatballs too.

Roer daai potjie.

Meat balls and cabbage / potatoes/ carrots potjie is a mean combination.

Yuck.....that sounds heavy...and you would still eat bread with that. Maybe take out the potato and add a green veg.

[Sards]

Tonight I ate 3 sweet and spicy chicken wings. 250g of sticky ribs . 3 of the most succulent Jalapeno poppers. What a taste sensation and combination. All from the coals. I feel like a king

[OomStruisbaai]

Met my Navorsing by n aantal braaie, het ek die volgende terugvoer:

•Drink is n kompetisie by n braai.....
•Braai is n mode parade vir vrouens....
•Elke man by n braai is n chef wat spesialiseer in braai....
•Kinders word waaghalse by n braai....
•Daar bly altyd kos oor....
•Alle mans was in die weermag...
•Almal is gebore gedurende die depressie en het arm groot geword....
•Alle vrouens het gewig verloor vanaf die laaste braai....
•Mans is blykbaar almal dieselfde....
•Die een se kinders is altyd slimmer as die ander een s’n.
•Niemand is te dronk om huistoe te bestuur na n braai nie....
•Elke man dink sy vrou is mooier na die braai....
•Almal is lief vir die Dominee maar hy’s nooit by die braai nie....
•Alle braaie begin formeel en eindig met mal stories vir môre ....
•Alle mans was Rugby helde op skool....
•Alle mans het sport beserings en kan nie meer draf nie....
•Mans se belde is altyd te klein....
• ‘n Vuur kan nooit te groot wees nie.
•Chips en dip werk vir alle braai’s as voorgereg....
•Niemand mag huis toe gaan voor elkeen se glas en bottel leeg is nie..
•Die tuin kry baie water by n braai....
•Die Cheetahs is almal se 2de span..
•Daar is altyd een vrou wat se skoene nie by ‘n dag se braai pas nie...
•Alle mans speel te min gholf en is ewe swak...
•Alle mans het al amper die groot 5 geskiet... en 20 koedoes...
•Visvang is in alle mans se gene en elke vangs lewer sakke vol vis op...
•Alle mansstudente was amper een keer in die tronk....
•Almal onthou nog toe ‘n bier R5 gekos het.
•Alle vrouens het ‘n nuwe slaai ontdek voor die braai...
•Almal sien al klaar uit na die volgende braai....

Lekker braai!!

[Sards]

[Sandstorm]

I love bread, soup and stews. Grown up with it. When you are 8 kids and went to boarding school, that's your stapel voedsel. Get a lot of aanstoot when I eat bread with any pasta. I buy wet dow and make rooster koeke or my Mrs will bake a mini bread with it or making vet koeke with it. I also like my Pepsi and a pepper pie. Sooibrand se moses but it help not to heat it up, eat it cold. Then oorskiet kos. Yesterdays braai choppie or wors , lekker. My kids wont touch most of this, being educated by their mum about healthy food.

KFC on its time is fine. The more skin and oil, the better with chips and break beans.

De vok is aanstoot? Constipation?

Reflux

[Chilli]

Happy Braai Day Naaiers!
We have 100 people ,well 96, for dinner, so will braai when I drag my broken body home, if the wind permits.

Enjoy your braai's

[Sards]

Happy Braai Day Naaiers!
We have 100 people ,well 96, for dinner, so will braai when I drag my broken body home, if the wind permits.

Enjoy your braai's

Yoh....good luck with that. What time does the kitchen close....

[Sards]

Must fetch wood today....trying to wake up first...

Rump and some other snacky stuff tonight....just want to chill into the evenings main event....

Baked potatoes too.....

[FalseBayFC]

Important question for Saffers. Will you be using wood, charcoal or gas on Braai Day?For a small day to day braai I generally go for lump charcoal. All day braaing I like to use wingerd stompe and charcoal. I am a bit unsure of the provenance of the Namibian hardwood so I use Casuarina charcoal from KZN. The suppliers try to assure me that the stuff coming from Namibia is harvested sustainably but I am not so sure.

Best coals I ever had was from my Zim trips with the combretum species Leadwood and Ironwoods. At 1000kg plus per metre cubed some of the densest wood you can get. But they do take 100s of years to grow so not that sustainable. Sekelbos is similarly dense and invasive so I do use it when I can get it. Mopane at 1300kg per metre cubed is awesome but a mature Mopane is a little ecosystem on its own whether dead or alive so I avoid using it.

Nothing beats the smoke flavour from wood coals imo.

[OomStruisbaai]

I live in rooi Kranz woods. Spider gum the other option for kaggel.

The best charcoal is that yellow bags from Namibia. Used it when I live in Paarl & Stellenbosch and mixed it with black wortel.

[assfly]

Serious question; why do some people call it Braai Day when it is officially recognised as Heritage Day?

[FalseBayFC]

Marketing if I'd have to guess. Was in PnP this morning and it was jammed. All sorts of specials and signs promoting Braai day. It's also a hugely universal concept in SA. Even the vegans get involved. My daughters dressed up in Polish and Scottish garb at school every year to celebrate their heritage. The other strands of our heritage didn't really have a traditional outfit.

[OomStruisbaai]

Serious question; why do some people call it Braai Day when it is officially recognised as Heritage Day?

Braai is the best heritage the Rainbow Nation share.

[assfly]

Braai is the best heritage the Rainbow Nation share.

Is it though? For the entire population?

[OomStruisbaai]

Braai is the best heritage the Rainbow Nation share.

Is it though? For the entire population?

Must be if you look at our weather satellite photo live

[Sards]

Marketing if I'd have to guess. Was in PnP this morning and it was jammed. All sorts of specials and signs promoting Braai day. It's also a hugely universal concept in SA. Even the vegans get involved. My daughters dressed up in Polish and Scottish garb at school every year to celebrate their heritage. The other strands of our heritage didn't really have a traditional outfit.

My kids went in civvies....as did most of the class..the tribal gear came out for that group of kids and it looked stunning.

[OomStruisbaai]

Lots of rugby today and nice weather for the beach.

Had a nice braai last night but need to fit in between the Bokke and Stormers games a boerewors roll braai for brunch.

IF the Bokke win, I,ll be on Charge Office Coffee early.