Brai!

[fishmoon]

My grandmother is originally South African, and thus the tradition of the braai (or barbeque) is strong in the family. She started a tradition of a South African barbeque in 1993, and one of my favorite memories of her home was running amongst the guests and the smoke from the half-drum barbeque after having stuffed myself with boerewors, lambchops

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[fishmoon]

It's only the people who haven't tried it who tend to go 'eeew what?'. Some people coat the top entirely with cinnamon, but I find that tends to overpower everything else, so I just sprinkle a bit atop it.

It is a good tradition to have this braai, and I do love going whenever I'm in the area. It's held on an estate that's been turned into a park, and the house could (according to those there) have come from any of the better areas of Durban. Huge trees, the architecture is right...

[occamsnailfile]

Man, I'm hungry. Also the melktert sounds a bit like a dessert my family makes called "egg pie," which sounds good to me, really. Them peoples just don't know what they're missing.

[fishmoon]

I know. :( And it probably is similar. It's just an undyed custard, basically.

[scionith]

The ingredients all sound like normal custard to me. But why does it look like congealed bacon grease? Sounds tasty though, what's not to like with custard+cinnamon?

[fishmoon]

Haha, I will try to get saigon cinnamon.

As for when I will get there, when is good for you guys? As I say, I have all of Friday after 10:30 free, and nothing planned for Sat/Sun, and it's about a three hour drive all told.

[shteevie]

The pie looks pretty darn good to me. My initial reaction was to try to find a way to put espresso into it, though I'm sure that's not traditional.

Seeing as it may be a while before you are in seattle again, can you suggest a good recipe?