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Raw chicken feet on butcher paper beside a black bowl of chicken livers with fresh parsley
Value Cuts: How Chicken Feet, Livers and Gizzards Feed Soweto
Chicken feet, livers and gizzards are the quiet heroes of a Soweto kitchen. They cost a fraction of what a steak costs per kilogram, they carry the deep flavour that... Read more...
Stainless steel tray of vacuum packed beef cuts beside a wooden board with butcher paper and a coiled boerewors
How to Keep a Shisanyama Stocked: A Soweto Meat Supply Guide
A shisanyama in Soweto is only as good as the meat on its counter. The concept is simple and has been for decades: customers buy raw meat by weight, hand... Read more...
Grilled boerewors coils, chicken wings and drumsticks on a black braai grid over glowing coals
Match Day Braai: Feeding the Crowd for the Big Game
A match day braai in Soweto runs on a different clock to a Sunday family braai. Nobody sits down, nobody waits for a table blessing, and the meat has to... Read more...
Glass of red wine beside a grilled marbled steak on dark slate with toasted coriander seeds
Braai and Wine Pairing: A Soweto Guide to Meat and Wine
Braai and wine pairing used to be a Sandton habit, a thing you drove out of Soweto for. That changed years ago, and it changed right here. When the Soweto... Read more...
Vacuum packed raw beef, coiled boerewors and chicken portions arranged on butcher paper
Meat Stokvels: How to Buy for December in Soweto
Meat stokvels have become the smartest way for Soweto families to afford December, and the reason is simple arithmetic. One household buying beef alone pays retail prices for a single... Read more...
Marbled raw beef rump beside a chicken fillet and a coiled boerewors sausage on a wooden block
How to Tell Good Meat from Bad Meat: A Soweto Shopper's Guide
Knowing how to tell good meat from bad meat is the single skill that protects a Soweto household budget, because meat takes the biggest share of the food money and... Read more...
Vacuum packed raw meat stacked in a freezer drawer beside solid blocks of ice
Load Reduction and Your Meat: A Soweto Storage Guide
Load reduction in Soweto has one real question attached to it for any household: what happens to the meat in the freezer when the power goes off. The answer is... Read more...
Bulk raw meat on butcher paper: boerewors coils, chicken leg quarters and a large beef cut
Feeding a Crowd: Catering Meat for Soweto Family Functions
Planning a family function in Soweto is a meat problem before it is anything else. A wedding, an unveiling, a 21st, a funeral, a graduation: the guest list decides the... Read more...
Sliced raw beef and chicken fillet on a slate board beside a cast iron pan and spice bowl
Quick Weeknight Dinners in Soweto: A Commuter Guide
Quick dinners in Soweto are not a lifestyle choice, they are what happens when you get home after seven and everyone is hungry. If you commute to Sandton, Rosebank or... Read more...
Vacuum packed bulk meat beside a chicken portion and a beef cut on brown butcher paper
Buying Meat in Bulk in Soweto: The Complete Guide
Buying meat in bulk in Soweto is the biggest single money decision in a household food budget, and it is usually made in a queue with two minutes of thinking... Read more...
Assorted raw meat cuts on a black slate surface with rosemary and coarse salt
Month End Meat Specials in Soweto: How to Stock Up
Month end meat specials in Soweto decide whether a household eats well for three weeks or for ten days, and the reason is arithmetic rather than discipline. If your money... Read more...
Raw boerewors coil on a wooden butcher board with peppercorns and coriander seeds
Boerewors and Braai Meat: A Soweto Shopper's Guide
Boerewors is the one thing a Soweto braai cannot fake, and most people buying it on a Friday afternoon do not know what they are actually paying for. That is... Read more...