In South Africa, readers named Joey’s the best boerewors — Daily Maverick

In South Africa, Joey’s boerewors took first place in an informal reader poll on the best South African sausage. As Daily Maverick reports, this producer’s products, sold in Cape Town and other towns in the Western Cape province, received the most support in the voluntary poll.

The article’s author bought three varieties of boerewors from Joey’s — regular, curry and peach — and rated each of them positively. Readers who supported the brand noted the soft natural casing, coarse meat texture and pronounced coriander flavour.

The author noted that the thin casing can burst from excessively strong flames, so the sausage was cooked slowly. One reader also said that he uses a closed barbecue grill because the casing is easily damaged when turned with tongs.

Other poll favourites

Second place, with four votes, went to boerewors from Groenkloof Slaghuis in Pretoria. Third place was shared by Van Rensburg Foods from George, Eatwell Meats from Maitland and Woolworths Grabouw wors.

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Among other favourites, discussion participants mentioned Ditsem Karoo Deli in Vosburg, The Patient Butcher in Melkbosstrand, Table View Butchery, Merino Butchery in Gqeberha and Boss Lady in Pretoria. One reader from Cape Town said that he continues to bring Groenkloof boerewors from Pretoria in small refrigerated containers.

Readers’ ratings differed

Despite Joey’s victory in the overall count, an informal family tasting competition described by one reader placed this brand third, after The Patient Butcher and Table View Butchery. Other discussion participants preferred local butcher shops, paying attention to the balance of meat and fat, spices and the juiciness of the cooked sausage.

The article also mentions the vlamwors cooking method — frying boerewors directly over active flames rather than over settled coals.