A New Generation is Born

I was introduced to food blogs a about a year ago and have been a regular visitor to many sites now. One blog I go back to regularly is Indian Food Rocks . The author has amazing photography, excellent recipes and a quirky writing style. I frequently go back to her site many times a day just to check whether she has a new recipe and to reread the old ones

So this got me thinking. I was reading an article about taming indian cuisine for the American Culture in a magazine called Khabar, its a South-Asian themed magazine based out of Atlanta, Georgia. This was the catalyst to start this all. Two weeks prior to this I was in visiting some friends in Orlando Fl, and throughout the time I was there I had the opportunity to cook. I had the chance to make all sorts of really fresh seafood, meats and bbq foods. It was simply AMAZING, it was soo much fun, getting to make food that is truly authentic to my style and watching everyone enjoy and lick their fingers while eating it.

One of my expertise i can say is the art of different BBQ styles. Over the years while in college, i got to experiment with so many different bbq styles and along with my background that experience in mind I have accumulated a plethora of recipes that i will share with all of you. I am from the beautiful country of Zambia, located in Southern Africa, just above Zimbabwe (yes the one with all that turmoil). We are so used to the culture over there called ‘Braai.’ The word braai (pronounced “bry”, rhyming with the word “cry”) is Afrikaans for “barbecue” or “roast” and is a social custom in South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia. Here a link to the article on wikipedia. Braai’s are a big social event, preparations are usually done a few days in advance, meats are marinated, duties delegated, liquor stores emptied ;). Yes it usually involves dubious amounts of beer, so that mass amounts of food can be consumed over a whole day affair.

So with that being said I am here to introduce to you the ‘Braai Culture‘, and along with that will come all the recipes and laid back lifestyle thats attached to it. There definitely is a link between modern man and our primitive ancestors whose main source of cooking was over the fire till the meats crispy burnt and scrumptious to eat.

As always I am as curious to see how this will unfold. Spring is in the air, wash out that BBQ stand and get ready for some MASALA BBQ.

Here’s to a new class of BBQ!

BTW: To those of you not familiar with the term ‘Masala’ it means spicy powder or to put into real terms; REALLY SPICY.