Meaning of boerewors | Babel Free

Definitions

A traditional homemade sausage made with spiced minced meat, now commercially available.

South-Africa, countable, uncountable

Examples

“The Boerewors recipe given here is for the basic, original boerewors, with suggestions as to how you can ring⟳ the changes.”

“To make⟳ truly authentic boerewors you'll need⟳ a sausage stuffer and casings.”

“In the halcyon^([sic]) of sausages, if there were such a thing, boerewors would likely be crown prince.”

“2019, Gregory Mthembu-Salter, Wanted Dead and Alive: The Case for South Africa's Cattle, Cover⟳2Cover⟳ (face⟳2face⟳), page 48, The poet Antjie Krog has written evocatively about boerewors as the physical manifestation of a well-run farm, with the patriarch and his men raising and providing good-quality meat and the matriarch, armed with a prized, secret family recipe, organising her kitchen staff into the production line required to make⟳ the perfect wors.”

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