Boerewors

When buying boerewors it’s important to know the difference between boerewors and braaiwors. They are by no means the same. Boerewors has a specific recipe, as published in the Government Gazette. It must contain a meat content — beef with lamb or pork or both – of no less than 90%, and a fat content of no more than 30%. It may contain no offal, except in the casing, and no mechanically recovered meat. Braaiwors is not subject to the same regulations and may contain up to 40% soya. Remember, cheaper wors is not boerewors, so read the labels.