Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Cape Town's famous Table Mountain is in the background.
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Along with the biltong, droewoers is another popular specialty. Dried sausage is like Slim Jims, but much much better!
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A South African delicacy is biltong, which is a distant cousin of American jerky. It's very thick strips of meat (not always beef) that is seasoned and dried. Unlike jerky, the meat isn't dried all the way through. It's served sliced, and is often quite soft and moist in the middle. And unbelievably tasty.

One of Robert's friends started his own biltong business after retiring, and Blair was kind enough to show us his operation. The strips of meat (about an inch thick) are coated with seasoning and allowed to sit overnight to absorb the flavors. The meat is then hung in a drier cabinet as dried air is forced through to dry the strips.
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Another shot of the ocean from Hermanus.
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Cape Point is the anecdotal meeting place of the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic (even though geographically speaking the actual merging takes place some miles away). Regardless, it was a spectacular view!
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The restaurant at Cape Point. Great food and a great view.
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Always wise to watch for wildlife in South Africa. Baboons are a particular threat. Not only to motorists, but apparently they're not as afraid of people as they should be and will be aggressive to get food.
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