My mum and niece went away for the weekend and decided that they were going to have a braai on Sunday evening for dinner. Nothing flash, just two burgers. Now the catch: mum hasn't made a fire in years, if ever, and Sami has never made a fire, let alone one to cook food on.
Who'd have thought it... the very very terrible Friday by Rebecca Black has been parodied by comedy duo 'Derick Watts and the Sunday Blues' in preparation for South Africa's National Braai day, held 24 September every year...
The tune is still terrible, but the lyrics are waaaaaay better.
South Africa's national braai day is coming up (24 September) and I thought I'd checkout braai.com to see what they're up to this year. Well imagine my surprise when work blocked my access...
That's quite a tenuous link there, but I can understand the thinking... a braai is a barbecue... at a BBQ you "roast" meat... sometimes on a spit...
This Friday is Braai 4 Heritage day in South Africa. Actually it's Heritage day in which South Africans get the day off and are encouraged to celebrate their cultural heritage and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions and what better way than by having a braai. Jan Braai (real name Jan Scannell) thought so too several years ago and …
I was very fortunate to receive the awesome Weber One Touch Gold braai (BBQ) for my birthday and last weekend was a prime time to take it out for it's maiden voyage. As it's a braai and not a BBQ in our household, the first thing to cook had to be wors (got it from Susmans along with a kilo …
I really should have played my South African card and taken the day off so I could also celebrate National Braai Day. The day started off wet and miserable, but now the sun's come out and it looks like we're in for a lovely day. I'm on lates, so could still call in South African "sick" fire up the braai …
My mum and niece went away for the weekend and decided that they were going to have a braai on Sunday evening for dinner. Nothing flash, just two burgers. Now the catch: mum hasn't made a fire in years, if ever, and Sami has never made a fire, let alone one to cook food on.
