Jan Braai
WHO IS JAN?
At the age of 25, Jan decided a change was in order and for the past 11 years Jan has been at the head of the National Braai Day initiative, aiming to unite all 50 million South Africans around fires on 24 September every year. During this time Jan acquired two MBA’s. His Masters in Business Administration from the University of Cape Town and his Masters in Braai Activities at the University of Life. The New York Times named National Braai Day as ‘one of the most significant cultural celebrations in the world’ and the Economist recently published an article on the impact of the day. Ever growing, an estimated 15 – 20 million South Africans take part in National Braai Day celebrations on 24 September each year. Jan Braai is the author of four best selling books on the topic of braai which are also translated into a few languages and published internationally; he is the presenter of a highly acclaimed television show ‘Jan Braai vir Erfenis’ now in its 12th season. He is an active sportsman and spends his free time when not around a braai fire riding a bicycle, paddling or running. You Magazine calls him ‘just the type of guy you want at your braai’.
Description
Jan Braai issued a crowdsourcing call in early 2017, and the response from the South African public was overwhelming – from the hundreds of entries received, Jan Braai has curated, tested and included over 80 favourite South African braai recipes. Each entry tells the story of how the recipe came about, why it is special – and of course celebrates the diversity of shisanyama available in South Africa. Shisanyama literally means ‘to burn meat’ in Zulu, and refers to the act of coming together to cook meat on an open fire.
Discover Mzansi favourites such as Bacon Bombs, Baby Back Ribs, Breakfast Pizza, Chakalaka, Brandy & Coke Short Rib, Red Curried Black Mussels, Corn Bread, Mustard Ice-cream with T-Bone Steak, Thokoza Park Chuck, Watermelon Salad and Lamb Jaffles, with loads of other treasured recipes.
