Over the labor day weekend we went away to the 10th annual Texas Potjie. For my American friends, potjiekos, literally translated means “small pot food”. From Wikipedia — “In South Africa, potjiekos (pronounced /ˈpɔɪkiːkɒs/), literally translated “small pot food”, is a stew prepared outdoors in a traditional round, cast iron, three-legged pot (the potjie) which is found in the homes and villages of people throughout southern Africa.[1] The pot is heated efficiently using small amounts of wood, charcoal or if fuel is scarce, twisted grass or even dried animal dung.”
Despite the fact that fuel was not scarce, and no animal dung was used, we had a great time! It was awesome to get together with over 850 South Africans, and basically get a bit of perspective about this adventure we are on.
I was fortunate enough to be a judge of both the boerewors & potjie competitions, and the food was brilliant!
A big thank you must go to Esme & John Els, as well as all the other who were involved in organizing the weekend, I can’t wait until next year!
