Chakalaka
A South African vegetable relish documented as commonly served alongside the meat at a shisa nyama, with boerewors and mieliepap. Served at the table rather than cooked with anything.
What it is
- Base
- other
- When it goes on
- table sauce
- Burn risk over the fire
- low
Where it comes from
A documented association, qualified. BBQHQ records which source documents the link and does not make claims about authenticity.
- Shisa nyama — documented in
What it goes with
Grouped by how the pairing is known rather than by how good it is. The first group is somebody else’s statement; the last is ours, and says so.
A source pairs them
A named source says this sauce or seasoning is used with this food. Follow the citation and you will find somebody stating it.
- Sausage — South African Tourism names boerewors and chakalaka together as what is served at a shisa nyama. Sausage is the food BBQHQ models for it.
Documented in the same tradition
A source documents both this and the food within one tradition, without pairing them in a single sentence. The tradition is the link, and it is named.
- Lamb loin chop — The relish is documented as accompanying the meat at the venue generally rather than one cut of it; lamb chop is a fatty cut of the kind the source says is preferred.
What this rests on
- At a shisa nyama the meat is chosen at the butcher first and then marinated and grilled on site, with fatty cuts preferred, and boerewors, mieliepap and chakalaka commonly served alongside.