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South Africa’s Cape region is a haven for food and wine enthusiasts, writes Katie McGonagle


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ou can tell a lot about people from what they choose to celebrate. While freedom-loving Americans go all


out for Independence Day, and Brits hold delightfully quaint street parties for a royal wedding or jubilee, South Africans devote a day to the art of the braai. From the Afrikaans word braaivleis meaning ‘roasted meat’, this is more than just a barbecue. So much so that National Heritage Day on September 24 is increasingly known as ‘national braai day’, since


most South Africans spend it gathered around the grill. That’s only one aspect of a foodie culture that encompasses everything from Durban street snack ‘bunny chow’ – a hollowed-out bread loaf filled with spicy curry – to posh nosh in Cape Town, at prices that would barely pay for a starter at most fine-dining restaurants in the UK. And this is all before you even start on its wines, which include red


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