Amanda Scheepers from Marina Sea Salt and Etienne Calitz, BayFM DJ and owner of the South African Restaurant, are looking for the tastiest potjie recipe in the Eastern Cape.

The traditional potjie meal is as South African as boerewors and biltong. Ingredients of chicken, mutton or venison, hot or mild, spicy or plain – the potjie is as diverse as the people of South Africa and each cook brings their own unique flavour and style. Those who think they have mastered the art of potjie should enter the “Roer-my-nie’ potjie competition, organised and sponsored by Marina Sea Salt and The South African Restaurant, to be held during the 2010 Kirkwood Wildlife Festival from 4 to 6 June.

“This is the first time the Wildlife festival will host a potjie competition and we are excited to see what the potjie kings and queens of the Sunday’s River Valley can produce,” says festival co-ordinator, Jenni Honsbein.

Entrants enter a team of four who will compete for points not only in the taste of the potjie, but also for presentation of the stall and the dish, as well as the overall spirit of the team. The potjie dishes will be adjudicated by a panel of judges from catering companies, chefs, and even BayFM DJs, with an array of prizes from Exclusive Foods, Newton Park Spar, Distell and Lutzville Wineries, Safari Firelighters and Marina Sea Salt.

So those that can stick to the golden rule of potjie, “Roer-my-nie!”, should rush to book one of the 40 spaces at the 2010 Absa Kirkwood Wildlife Festival potjie jamboree. For bookings or more information, contact Amanda Scheepers at 041 463 1100 or amanda@salt.co.za

The Absa Kirkwood Wildlife festival gets bigger every year and 2010 is no exception with live performances by some of South Africa’s most popular performers including Kurt Darren, Prime Circle, the Soweto String Quartet, Dozi and Nianell, Emo Adams and Juanita du Plessis. It’s also home to the Eastern Cape’s biggest live game auction and car expo; the finest wine and gourmet food tasting; the Isuzu 4×4 challenge, competitions and over 300 original food, clothing, crafts and novelty stalls.

Entry fees for the festival on Friday and Sunday are R60 for adults and R30 for children; and R80 for adults and R40 for children on Saturday.

Media Release for the Absa Kirkwood Wildlife Festival
By: Siyathetha Communications
Contact: Wildsfees: Jennifer Honsbein: 042 2300066
Marina Sea Salt: Amanda Scheepers: 041 463 1100
Siyathetha: Ed Richardson: 041 5823750/083 656 9757