Tuesday we continued our world travel theme, going to South Africa’s Western Cape for Cape Malay curry and this beauty-
2014 Beeslaar Pinotage (South Africa, Stellenbosch)
This is Abrie Beeslaar’s personal venture. I bought this in the Cape, but if you were looking to buy a Beeslaar now expect to pay £45-55 a bottle.
And the food was a Cape Malay curry of Butternut Squash, Chickpeas and Lentils
Just ladled onto the plate: no artful presentation in an individual potjie, no banana slices rolled in desiccated coconut and no Mrs Balls Chutney (!) so authenticity only went so far…
I was in Durban on business the first time I ever saw butternut. I got a small pot of boiled golden cubes to accompany the meal (can’t remember what that was) and I had to ask the waitron what the golden cubes were. Six months later butternut was stocked by Waitrose back home and it's now a permanent feature.
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