What a difference a Braai makes
A quick trip to the UK highlighted just how differently the Brits tackle food with fire. First off it’s near impossible to get wood for a fire in British summertime, so charcoal it is, nothing wrong with that if you know what your doing, which invariably the brits don’t as unlike your typical Saffa they get to dust the BBQ down a couple of time a year and not the 4+ times a week as is the case in the silentK camp.
Then there’s the food on offer, your average supermarket in the UK presents you with bangers and burgers as opposed to boerewors and springbuck burgers. As we know in Africa there’s much more to a successful Braai than chucking on frozen burgers and sausages five minutes after it’s lit, visit any book shop in South Africa for stacks of books on the art of Braaing, with fantastic marinade and recipes not to mention the hit TV show Braai Master South Africas answer to the Bake-off.
Having spent a lot of time in both the BBQ camp and the Braai camp the Braai wins hands down in the taste test but hats off to the Brits for giving it a go despite the prospect of getting rained on.
Of course, that could all change with global warming, as British summers continue to heat up and break records, we can look forward to the Brits mastering the BBQ by learning the art of Braaing from the army of Saffa’s moving to their shores.
