Paswesley Posted August 23, 2011 Report Posted August 23, 2011 The discussion about dutch ovens got me to thinking about the potjies that I own. Dutch ovens and potjies are similar, but there are a few significant differences. A great thing about the potjie is the fact that the super heavy duty lid is designed to be inverted and used as a cooking surface! I happened to stumble across something that you Texan KK owners may be interested in. The annual Texas Potjiekos Festival will take place in about ten days. Expatriat S. African Texans hold an annual potjiekos festival as a celebration of their potjie cooking heritage. I am no S. African, but I believe potjiekos (Poi-kee-kohss) is a cuisine that developed around the use of the potjie kettle for everyday cooking. Mguerra may be close enough to the festival site to check it out, if so inclined. Here is the link to the festival website. Thought I would just toss this out as an FYI. http://texaspotjie.com/ Happy eating!
mguerra Posted August 23, 2011 Report Posted August 23, 2011 Re: Texas Potjiekos Festival We had some posts by the fellow from South Africa, talking about the "braii". Haven't heard from him in a while.
Paswesley Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Posted August 23, 2011 Re: Texas Potjiekos Festival I'll bite. What is "braii?"
mguerra Posted August 23, 2011 Report Posted August 23, 2011 Re: Texas Potjiekos Festival Danioro is our member from South Africa, here, in his own words: "Braaivleis - "Burnt meat" (Afrikaans) Ingredients - Meat, fire, wine, beer, meat, BS, meat, women, meat, beer, BS and meat. Salad optional. Mix well and stand back." Look back at his previous posts. And I mis-spelled it, it is braai, not braii. It apparently refers to a method, a tool, and a social gathering, all at once. Basically a grilling party.
mguerra Posted August 23, 2011 Report Posted August 23, 2011 Re: Texas Potjiekos Festival And for your enjoyment, a nice video of same:
Smoke Posted August 24, 2011 Report Posted August 24, 2011 Braai Grilling Party We should all aspire to be the Tong Master! Great video; should be required viewing for everyone. Thanks for sharing. Dana
Paswesley Posted August 24, 2011 Author Report Posted August 24, 2011 Re: Texas Potjiekos Festival The video was fun, quirky. It was misogynist in the most harmless and funny way. Kind of sad, though, that the smoky section of the grill perimeter is the last male bastion to withstand (so far) the flood tide of feminine incursion.
