Do you have the best boerewors?
Entries for the 2023 Championship Boerewors competition are now open.
Shoprite and Checkers are calling all chefs, cooks and boerewors enthusiasts to enter their sizzling recipes into the 31st annual Championship Boerewors competition.
Entries close on June 16 and the winner will walk away with the coveted title of SA’s boerewors champion and a brand-new Toyota Fortuner 2.4 GD-6 RB MT valued at R650,000.
“Winning the competition was an incredible experience,” said last year’s winner, Welcome Magoso, 24.
“I didn’t think I’d win at the first try,” Magoso said.
“Now I know that nothing can stop me from achieving what I want, not even my age.
“I would encourage anyone with a good recipe to give it a go because it might change your life.
“My friends have been asking me for advice about how to enter and I hope they do.”
Launched in 1992, the competition has attracted boerewors makers from all walks of life for the past three decades.
The winning boerewors will be available for purchase at Shoprite and Checkers stores nationwide.
“The best part of winning the competition is seeing people purchase and enjoy something I created,” Magoso said.
The competition will be judged by a panel of culinary experts from the SA Chefs Association.
All recipes will go through a validation process and must adhere to the guidelines for making traditional boerewors.
Once validated, the judges will shortlist 30 recipes before narrowing them down to the top 10 finalists.
Shoprite and Checkers will then invite the top 10 finalists to a special event where they will prepare and cook their boerewors for the judging panel.
The winner will be declared on the same day and will walk away with incredible prizes and the esteemed Championship Boerewors maker title of the year.
The winner and runners up will take home:
● First prize: A new Toyota Fortuner and R20,000 in cash;
● Second prize: R50,000 in cash; and
● Third prize: R30,000 in cash.
For more information and to enter, visit www.championshipboerewors.co.za