Learn how to braai with a local braai master for an exhilarating cultural experience. The South African braai has a mystique that allures many from around the world.
A braai is a way to celebrate that happens to involve friends and family gathered around a wood-fire grill.
What is a braai?
Simply put, a braai is South Africa’s version of an American barbecue. A braai is a way to celebrate that happens to involve friends and family gathered around a wood-fire grill. It is a typical (and very frequent) activity in every South African home. Braais are an integral part of South African culture.1
What’s an authentic, local braai like in South Africa?
Braai, the unifying custom of a good, old-fashioned, gather-around-the-fire barbecue, is synonymous with summer in Cape Town.2 South Africans love to braai, and we’re serious about our braai. Every summer in my childhood, for as long as I can remember, my mom and dad bought the packs of chicken, pork chops, and good ol’ boerewors—on special days, we’d have lamb chops too. They even added a special braai spice and sauce to finish it off over open flames.
Experience an authentic, local braai experience with our braai master.
When we braai, it’s about more than meat. It’s about family and friends, shared laughter and conversation. Join our braai master, Kristin. Where? Deep in the woods of one of the most popular braai locations in the Southern Peninsula of Cape Town.
Kristin Adams
Spitbraai Chef
Charismatic, friendly, and insightful – Kristin is the founder and Spit Braai Master of BeefUp Spitbraai & Smokehouse.
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