Rituals / The Braai

The Braai

Anything from a pavement grill selling to passers-by to a full Sunday spread. The thread is the same: coals, patience, and the fact that standing near the fire is a way of being included.

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ProvincesWestern Cape

PlacesCape Town Central · Kayamandi

Packages of raw meat on a table: a marinated beef roast, lamb chops, boerewors and chicken wings.

Cape Town Central · WCPT_002·WC

It starts as shopping

Before there is fire, there is a table with four kinds of meat on it and a decision about quantities.

The BraaiVictorgrigas · CC BY-SA 3.0

Meat on tables at a pavement braai stand near the entrance to Kayamandi, Stellenbosch.

Kayamandi, Stellenbosch · WCPT_003·WC

Meat sold where the fire is

On one street, the [[braai]] is not a weekend event. It is a shopfront with smoke.

The BraaiHelenOnline · CC BY-SA 3.0