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Best meal on safari?
17 September 2009, 17:18
JudgeGBest meal on safari?
One can tell from my pictures that I love to eat and great meals utilizing the game I take is one of the reasons I go on safari.
Until my last trip, my favorite dinner was thinly (wafers, really) of impala meat wrapped in a ring with alternating layers of onions, sun-dried tomatoes and mixed peppers with the divider of a croissant-like crust. I guess the whole thing was made into a roll and then sliced like a loaf of bread. A white sause with a hint of mild cheese was then poured lightly over and mandrin oranges and red grapes were the garnish. Wow!
At Deka, I had the equal. We shot some francolin and the chef made a dish (shredded breasts only) with onions and fresh mushrooms, a brown gravy using the marrow, etc. (and maybe some bacon grease?) all over unpolished rice.
I like South African wine, and with both, a dry red (almost dusty) was served. Perfect!
What's your favorite?
JudgeG ... just counting time 'til I am again finding balm in Gilead chilled out somewhere in the Selous.
17 September 2009, 17:22
larryshoresEland steaks with real french fries(not the frozen junk).
17 September 2009, 17:50
Dutch44Bushbuck filets with carmalized onions and potatos or grilled Zebra with peppers.
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17 September 2009, 17:51
Dutch44I almost forgot, wild African honey and honeycomb for dessert.
Dutch
17 September 2009, 18:03
Die Ou JagterI was unsucessful this year in my search for my Suni, so I missed out on my favorite meal. Pygmy antelope (any species) liver, kidney and heart fried up with onions in a brown gravy and served for brunch with fried eggs, beans etc. and a cold Castle.
17 September 2009, 18:12
butchlocdon't know if i have an actual favorite, but the bacon wrapped dove breasts last month were sure good
17 September 2009, 18:18
BiebsZebra steaks on open coals
17 September 2009, 18:32
phurley5Kongoni steaks medium rare with all the trimmings over a brown rice grown at the little village of Mahenge, just outside the Selous. Good shooting.
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17 September 2009, 18:51
Dave MooreI would have to say grilled zebra and springbok steaks with green peppers and mushrooms as well as eland sausage at Etosha Lodge...enjoyed with some excellent South African wine.
17 September 2009, 19:21
sdirksMy favorite dinner was mountain zebra tenderloin over camelthorn coals with a nice South African red. My favorite lunch was breaded eland schnitzel over spaetzel with pickled beets (or as Vaughan Fulton insisted on calling them "beet root salad.") Just as good as my late grandmother's!
17 September 2009, 19:36
safari-lawyerIts a tie:
Buffalo steak, egg, and chips (fries) OR
Filet mignon of giant eland.
Will J. Parks, III
17 September 2009, 19:41
KathiEland steak with pumpkin fritters.
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17 September 2009, 19:50
Die Ou JagterMD375, have not had the tongue but sounds great.
17 September 2009, 20:15
MD375DOJ
Tongue is really nice. Also if you want to be a bit brave you should try
vetderm (I think it is colon). Really nice when grilled over the coals.
17 September 2009, 20:18
prof242Had great Kudu and Gemsbok steaks at Jim's Beerhouse in Windhoek, Namibia. The food we had with our outfitter was good, but nothing that was considered anything special.
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17 September 2009, 20:29
SBTFor dinner, floured and fried Hippo balls for an appetizer, cape buffalo tail soup, grilled buffalo steaks (thick and seared on the outside but medium rare inside).
For lunch, cold guinea foul or buffalo tongue sandwich.
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17 September 2009, 20:33
zimbabweGuinea Fowl casserole. Nothing better in all Africa. Zebra Cordon Bleu is also pretty good and a nice Eland steak is top grade food by any measure.
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17 September 2009, 20:46
Die Ou Jagterprof242, don't want to rain on your parade, but what more would you expect from me
it is Joe's. The food is good there I had the kabob and as I remember (one of the first things to go) it had Zebra, Gemsbok, Chicken, Croc and
Kudu.
17 September 2009, 20:53
muygrandeMy vote goes to grilled zebra tenderloin, grilled of course by John Sharp in Zim. Just great of course SA red! He could be the most expensive cook in Zim but he is worth the price!
17 September 2009, 23:43
impala#03After taking a very nice Eland, one of our trackers made a sausage out of part of the intestine and various parts of the Eland. It was about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and about 2 feet long. I can't remember what it was called, but cooked over Ironwood coals with cold Castle beer I almost made myself sick with that little appitizer. The Eland tenderloin was also very good!
18 September 2009, 00:04
Die Ou JagterMD375, are any of the snakes in RSA good eating?
18 September 2009, 00:13
L. David KeithI've had many dishes that I found delicious, but an absolute favorite red meat would have to be Bontebok. There is no doubt why they nearly became extinct. Grilled tenderloins and back strips marinaded in Olive oil, lime and garlic over coals is fabulous. Other foods I love would be Impala, onion/mushroom meat pies, Bushbuck/Nyala tenderloins, Francolin breast fillets wrapped around pineapple and smothered in white cheese and about anything Chris Troskie's wife Sabina cooks. She has worldly cooking skills and serves some outstanding meals. About every PH and Outfitter in southern Africa I book for or have hunted with does a great job at serving quality meals, but sometimes you come across those that are gifted in the culinary arts. Charl Van Rooyen cooks a mean steak just with the bare necessities when it's just us guys out in the bush.
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18 September 2009, 00:17
impala#03No, it was not a Puffadder, but did look similar.
18 September 2009, 00:30
docleeoxtail or marrow bone soup with homemade bread followed by main course of Sitatunga Cordon Bleu.
18 September 2009, 00:49
Use Enough GunThat is such a hard one, as I have had so many great dishes and meals on Safari. I have to say that Eland, fixed nearly any way, is probably at the top, however.
18 September 2009, 02:07
Vanderhoefquote:
Originally posted by SBT:
For dinner, floured and fried Hippo balls for an appetizer,
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18 September 2009, 02:13
Dall85Gemsbok tenderloin in a curry sauce with fresh vegetables. So spicy it was a three beer delight!
Jim
18 September 2009, 02:32
DCS MemberEland steaks cooked by yourself on cast iron tiles heated on an open fire.
I meant to be DSC Member...bad typing skills.
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18 September 2009, 02:32
KevinNYEland tenderloin, split and stuffed with ham, onions and garlic and then baked and sliced. Sable kabobs were memorable too.
18 September 2009, 03:34
bwanamrmquote:
floured and fried Hippo balls for an appetizer
Scott... hate to admit it but I liked em too!
Also, Roan filets grilled with blue cheese crumbles... by our French trained chef in Benin. Outasight!
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18 September 2009, 04:30
billrquimbyquote:
Eland steaks with real french fries(not the frozen junk).
I agree!
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18 September 2009, 04:57
Lucky1My favorite this trip to Botswana was springbok liver with onions, little red potatoes and vegetables served with red wine. I can almost taste it again! The next night we had springbok steaks on the grill. Riann marinated them in milk and somthing else that escapes me now. Another great entree!
John
18 September 2009, 05:15
shootawayI ate like a king at Chirisa.Fresh baked cakes,all kinds of soups,meat dishes,a special BBQ night,impala roast,buff steaks(from my freshly shot buff),fresh fruit,foot long fresh kudu jerky for the days trip,salads,SA red wine,cheeses...there was no end to it-they just poured it on.Then there were those delicious,gigantic pork chops I ate at Bobs,in Harare.I wouldn't mind going back there again.I loved my room with its seperate shower and bathroom-everything was great.
18 September 2009, 05:34
Matt NormanMy favorite African meal?......my NEXT one!
That said had some Eland liver fried with apples that was outstanding, as with my first meal of Zebra. At first I thought 'Oh no, I'm about to eat some white/black horse meat'. But it was great.
I think the European influence on African hunting really puts an emphasis on quality. I've been on some big dollar hunts in other parts of the world and eaten canned beanie-weenie dinners and pancakes was a big deal.
Other than some mealie-pop stuff for breakfast and some mutton that was a bit tough one night....I've never had a bad meal while hunting in Africa.
18 September 2009, 05:46
SBTAnother thing, the bacon in Zambia was great. I hope it is the same in Zimbabwe and I wish we had it here!
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18 September 2009, 06:43
FjoldThe meal I liked the best was grilled Gemsbok fillets with roasted peppers, onions and squash.
About the only thing that I missed was coffee. Instant Nescafe is not coffee!
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18 September 2009, 06:55
odiegrilled sable tenderloin
just slightly better than eland or reedbuck tenderloin
agree francolin casserole is pretty good too
18 September 2009, 13:15
BwanamichI am suprised no one has so far mentioned:
warthog, kudu, oryx,....
I am further suprised how many of you voted buffalo steaks!
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19 September 2009, 03:40
almostacowboyquote:
Originally posted by safari-lawyer:
Its a tie:
Buffalo steak, egg, and chips (fries) OR
Filet mignon of giant eland.
I'm with you on them both, Will!
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19 September 2009, 04:06
The SpecialistHad some great Impala stew, and an English Sunday Roast with Zebra that was a bit strange but well good.
But Canadian "Prairie Chicken" with potatoes baked in the camp fire embers and fresh picked Corn on the cob can not be beat.
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