crysis
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Make a biltong potjie kos.
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That's pretty much where I ended up. Threw it in pressure cooker on attempt to make broth. Ended up with a stew with beef strips in it and just extend that a bit for dinnerMake a biltong potjie kos.
About same as ZA side? Think Woolworths food basically. Main diffs:
- Salmon is comparatively more affordable, so I eat that 1 or 2 times a week
- You're pretty much forced to buy according to specials if you want reasonable pricing. e.g. I get pretty much all my protein from a M&S "3 for £10".
- The ready-meals are way better (some legit curries esp)
- Fruit prices are ridiculous. They'll take a melon or something...slice it up, package it and sell you a couple pieces for 50 zar. Except kiwis those are weirdly cheap.
- Pork is comparatively cheap. Beef comparatively expensive.
- Mushrooms cheaper & better than ZA
- Avos are stupidly expensive. Like 20 zar each...and then 50/50 chance the thing is rotten. Fk everything about that.
- Random stuff has prices that are completely fk'd. e.g. The other day I bought sweet potatoes...and realised later that the price per kg is about same as chicken. Really?
Was in ZA in October and must say I was shocked how much food prices had gone up (versus December 2015).You've not been to SA in awhile, at one stage Avos were about R20 an avo here, they've seemed to stabilise back down a bit, think it's R10 an avo now.