There was a time when arriving for a braai meant carting in a case of beer and whatever food you had lying around, but we’re adults now and that nonsense just won’t fly.
We’re not saying you can’t bring the beers – don’t be silly – it’s just that a little more is expected when you arrive for a proper braai with the crew.
Nowadays braais are a social occasion, because you know any time you manage to get more than a handful of friends together at the same gathering is cause for celebration.
That’s why you bring some quality meat, and maybe take a few lessons from a Weber Winter Braai recipe (Rib Eye, anyone?) for when it’s time to repay the favour.
Look at you go – well on your way to cracking an invite the next time around.
Over to general braai etiquette then – a few helpful tips, although I’d say some of these are optional.
Braai do’s:
Braai don’ts (possibly more important that the do’s):
These are mostly agreeable, unless you happen to be really tight mates with the braai master. Then I feel it’s kind of your duty to offer a word of advice regarding that awful music they’ve had on repeat since you finished high school, or how boerie should still have a semblance of colour when you yank it off.
Of course braais these days are also the domain of the vegetarian, so any good host should be ready to throw a little something tasty on the side for anyone who isn’t going to be carnivorous.
For a trip down memory lane, because this video is now almost 10 years old, here’s one of the braai videos that started it all. It all starts around a Weber, because if you want to preach you have to use the best:
One more throwback – just because you’re feeling all tingly and nostalgic inside. Remember this one about how much the boys in New York love a lekker braai?
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