Poikies

Poikis
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After the cycle, the beach and the hot tub it was time for me and Hoffy to head home. The South African, contingent, of our crew were all agitated in great excitement for a Poikies evening.

Poikies, is a traditional South African dish, a type of stew. Hennie, and Mark built two small fires on the path in the back garden of the house and set upon them, big black, cast iron pots, full of either meat or fish and some veggies. Secret ingredients were not divulged. Once the pots were prepared and sat on the fire the lads sat drinking beer for the entire three hours it took to cook.

Hoffy and I returned from the beach about two hours into this process and joined the gathering crowd who all sat out in the cold evening, around the fires with great anticipation of the promised, kaleidoscope of flavours that we could expect. The cooks were becoming animated! Eventually it was declared, time to feast.

They were right. It was delicious!