CHICKEN ESPETADA

Espetada is the Portuguese name for large chunks of beef rubbed with garlic and salt and threaded onto a bay leaf branch, the traditional method, or skewered and cooked over the coals. Espetadas can be made with different protein like chicken and seafood.

1. WOOLWORTHS Free Range Sweet Chilli Espetadas

R168.99 per kg

Marina: Good spicing, juicy meat.

Hofney: Very nice and the marinade completed it. Tasted very good and well cooked.

Candice: Lovely appearance, good colour and texture. Good flavour and well seasoned.

Lynda: Nice flavour but a bit spicy. Generous portion.

2. PICK N PAY Chicken Espetada with Moroccan Marinade & Apricots

R98.99 per kg

Ewan: Lovely appearance, great aroma but bland in flavour. Soft and succulent chicken.

Siyabulela: A bit bland but very tender.

Anna: An espatada with apricot. Isn’t this by definition a sosatie? Very tasteless but tender. Caroline: This is more of a sosatie for me. Glad that it’s thigh meat and not chicken fillet.

3. SPAR

BBQ Chicken thigh kebabs R79.99 per kg

Brandon: Nice and tender but lacks flavour.

Marina: Good price, tastes good but doesn’t look that good. Chicken is on the bone.

Sergio: Tastes better than it looks.

Candice: Not visually neat-looking. Good crisp skin. Appeared dry, flavour OK, meat moist.