Boerewors
Place of origin | South Africa |
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Main ingredients | Minced meat |
Boerewors, (pronounced
History
Boerewors is made from coarsely
Guinness World Record
On 3 May 2014, the
Preparation
Boerewors is most traditionally
Variations
The many varieties of boerewors include specialties such as garlic wors, kameeldoring (camel thorn),[citation needed][clarification needed] Karoowors (sausage from the Karoo region in South Africa), and spekwors (made with cubed pork fat). Other ingredients include cheese and chilli peppers.[citation needed][clarification needed]
A similar sausage may also be made from the meat of different animal species, such as kudu, and springbok, but it may not be sold as boerewors. Instead, it is named after the predominant meat species, but only if it contains at least 75% meat from that specific species. When a sausage is made from different types of game, it may not be labelled boerewors but must be labelled as game sausage and with the names of the game species in it.[3]
Boerewors does not keep well unrefrigerated. A similar dried or cured sausage called droëwors is prepared instead in a process similar to the preparation of biltong. Droëwors has become popular in its own right as a snack.
In response to the modern plant-based food movement, various vegan boerewors substitutes, mostly made by small and home-based industries, have begun to appear in retailers and food markets in South Africa. They may not be labeled as boerewors.[3]
Competitions
The preparation and grilling of boerewors has become a fine art with many local, regional and national competitions taking place. The
See also
References
- ^ "Boerewors, n.". Dictionary of South African English. Dictionary Unit for South African English. 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Regulations governing the composition and labelling of raw boerewors, raw species sausage and raw mixed-species sausage" (PDF).
- ^ a b c d e "Regulations - Governing the Composition and Labelling of Raw Boerewors" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Boerewors 5 lb Special (Traditional South African Farmers Sausage)".
- ^ Radical Media - Longest single Boerewors
- ^ Jones, Bianca (1 September 2022). "Dust off the braai grid and try these 11 recipes to celebrate the arrival of spring".
- ^ "RECIPE: Abi's ultimate boerie rolls 2 ways". Woolworths TASTE South Africa. 12 September 2019.
- ^ "RECIPE: Chakalaka baked beans with boerewors". YOU magazine. 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Championship Boerewors - Home". www.championshipboerewors.co.za.