On Sep 9, 12:11*pm, PeterL > wrote:
> Golden One > wrote in news:e9c617b6-3a2e-43c1-9699-
> :
>
> > After Peter post about the shop he visted in Queensland I decided to
> > have a look around Perth for shops selling South African products.
>
> > Wow, I have already found 11 shops including a couple of butchers. I
> > suppose it stands to reason that we have quite a few, we have an ever
> > growing population of Southern Africans.
>
> The RSA 'invasion' started back in the early 80's and was in full swing when
> I left there in '89.
>
> It started out with quite a lot of Rhodesians when Mugabe turned the country
> from green farmland to an arid wasteland, and continued with RSA ex-pats
> fleeing when the blacks took over there.
>
> > I guess Western Australia
> > looks similar in many ways to some of RSA and very like some parts of
> > Botswana, Zim not so much. Also for the purposes of travel to visit
> > relatives we are four hours closer than the eastern seaboard.
>
> I think they just liked the hot air and sand :-)

That too. I know of several South Africans who have started eco tour
businesses running tours to the middle of nowhere.


>
> At one stage there was me and about 2 other Aussies families, a family of
> Poles, and about 10 families of Rhodesians and RSA's in our little 'alcove'.
> (Bordered by Urawa Rd, Kenny Dve, and Nalpa Way..... Duncraig.)
>
>
>
> > Anyway, I have visted a couple so far. I bought some 5 Roses tea (the
> > kind that Cathy drinks), I have not tried it yet but it has the
> > approval of the grandsons (9 & 10). They make their own tea to their
> > own liking. Also got some Mrs Ball's Original Recipe Chutney, I like
> > it a lot, and some kick-arse biltong that I ate while drinking beer
> > and watching football.
>
> LOL!! I went through a whole packet doing the same thing!! No pooches in the
> house though.
>
> What brand is yours??

Stellar ;-)

Only joking, it didn't come in a packet. Got it from a South African
butcher who has hunks of it hanging. He then chops or shaves it up for
you. Fantastic. I just nicked out and bought some more, now I am
munching biltong at my desk. Most of my colleagues think it's gross.
Some of them haven't tried it, how do they "know" it's gross?

>
> > The dogs helped a little, although at first
> > they didn't really know what to make of it. "Hmmm, tastes like meat,
> > doesn't feel like meat. Soon got over that though, and were chewing
> > away like professionals!
>
> Save the biltong for yourself and give the damn dogs pigs ears!! *:-)

I am a sucker for those brown eyes.

>
>
>
> > This afternoon I will knock off early and visit a South African
> > butcher. He says he has the best biltong in the state. I will also
> > pick up some Boerewors and some sosaties. Unfortunately all the
> > biltong is beef, no Kudu or other antelope.

As you can see from above, I couldn't wait until later. I have already
been to the butcher and picked up lamb sosaties, a piece of biltong
that he sliced and put in a paper bag (sort of like a snack food), a
skinny Boerewors and a hunk of aged rump. Not sure what I will do with
the rump, but being prime aged beef should probably just go au
naturel, flavour should be fantastic. Seems like a waste to use it for
stir fry or similar.

>
> I'm trying to convince my Boerwors dude to do 'private' biltong, with Roo,
> pig, Buffalo, whatever...... he does his own, but is a bit worried with
> selling it. Somthing to do with legalities etc.... piffle!!

Roo would probably be interesting. The best I have ever had was made
by a lady I know in Botswana. She usually used game meat, mostly
antelope. At sunset a group of us would walk down to the dry riverbed
behind her house and drink beer, eat biltong and watch the sunset. The
riverbed was one of the collest places to be, and even though dry,
water was just under the surface. My toes told me.


JB

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> If we are not meant to eat animals,
> why are they made of meat?