Boerewors: is a type of sausage, popular in South African cuisine. The name comes from the Afrikaans words boer ("farmer") and wors ("sausage"), and is pronounced [ˈbuːrəvors], with a trilled /r/. Boerewors is based on an older traditional Dutch sausage called the verse worst, though it differs somewhat in its ingredients. Boerewors is made from coarsely minced beef (sometimes combined with minced pork, lamb, or both) and spices (usually toasted coriander seed, black pepper, nutmeg, cloves and allspice). Like many other forms of sausage, boerewors contains a high proportion of fat, and is preserved with salt and vinegar, and packed in sausage casings. Traditional boerewors is usually formed into a continuous spiral, as illustrated on the right. It is often served with pap (traditional South African porridge / polenta made from mielie-meal). Boerewors is also very common throughout South Africa, as well as with expatriate communities in countries such as Australia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, Ireland and Taiwan. Boerewors is usually braaied (grilled outdoors), but may be grilled in an electric griller. Alternatively it can also be baked in an oven. A local variant of the hotdog is the "boerie roll", or boerewors roll. This is a piece of boerewors in a hotdog bun, often served with a tomato, chili and onion relish. On 16 June 2011, the Guinness world record for braaing the longest boerewors in the world was broken in South Africa. It measured 514.5 m in length and weighed about 420 kg. The boerewors was distributed freely to old-age homes as part of Youth Day which was celebrated on the day that it was prepared.
Posted on: Wed, 21 Aug 2013 09:44:21 +0000
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