Churrasqueira
A Portuguese-style barbecue grill and social custom.
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In South Africa, a similar social custom called a braai involves grilling meat over an open fire and is widely practiced across many ethnic groups.[1] Braai can refer to both the cooking equipment and the act of cooking food, similar to barbecue.[1] Wood was historically the primary fuel for braais, but charcoal, briquettes, and gas have become more common for convenience.[2] A portable charcoal or wood braai is called a braai stand.[2]
National Braai Day is celebrated annually on 24 September, South Africa's Heritage Day, to unite all South Africans through the shared activity of braaiing.[3] The word braai first came into use among Afrikaners and later spread to South Africans from many different ethnic groups.[1]
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- Portuguese/Brazilian
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The Sa-venues.com source notes that South Africans celebrate National Braai Day as a public holiday, technically coinciding with Heritage Day.[4] The capetownmagazine.com source describes Heritage Day as a public holiday celebrating South Africa's cultural diversity, with Braai Day events involving firing up the braai.[5]
References
- Wikipedia, "Regional variations of barbecue" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fran Osseo-Asare, "Food Culture in Sub-Saharan Africa", Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005, p. 81 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Regional variations of barbecue" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mulrooney, "Barbecues Around The World: South African Barbecue Braai", News.BBQBarbecues; "MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE ALIEN PLANTS", Department of Water Affairs; "Barbecue advice – South African style", healthlisted.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Regional variations of barbecue" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "National Braai Day", Sa-venues.com; Hendricks, "National Braai Day in Cape Town", capetownmagazine.com (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "National Braai Day", Sa-venues.com. facts only, no text reused. sa-venues.com
- Hendricks, "National Braai Day in Cape Town", capetownmagazine.com. facts only, no text reused. capetownmagazine.com
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- Wikipedia: Regional variations of barbecue (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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