Somewhere up the west coast there is a beach restaurant set in the sand dunes which offers one of the few genuine fish braais I know of. However the only time I ever managed to find it was during the winter months when it is closed and to be quite honest I have no idea if it is still going. And thats something that has always confused me. Why with our extensive coastline, have we not developed a finer appreciation for seafood and the reputation for offering a fishy cuisine?
We have just returned from a weekend in Cape Town and and as I drove into and through the V&A Waterfront I couldn’t help reflecting back to the days of the humble Harbour Cafe and asking myself whether it hasn’t lost something during the transition. It’s definitely different.
But a stop for a fish and chip take away supper from the cafe in the Kalk Bay Harbour did a lot to restore the sense that all is not yet lost and that its still worth looking around.
I couldn’t agree more. As the owner of a Seafood Outlet in Knysna it is sometimes frustrating to minimise our selection of Fresh Seafood due to the poor demand. Thankfully this trend is changing and the culture of eating Seafood is creeping into South Africa. Have a look at the Gastronomica Website – a community of people serious about their food and its orogins. We promote Sustainable Seafood using Gastronomica as a vehicle for this purpose.
I think there has also been a food festival in Cape Town recently and yes this is the sort of thing we need to raise the awareness of and the appreciation for good food. We need to get people talking, get them interested and to keep them talking. And if we start talking about tourism, what about a food route that starts on the West Coast and winds its way up to the Mocambique border?
I would really like to know the name of that restaurant in the dunes as I am trying to find it for December hols. Thanks
I think it was Strandloper.com . Its grown some if it is but it still looks like the genuine article. There is another Muisbosskerm.co.za in Lamberts Bay
And I have just and only now just found http://www.devettemossel.co.za . Things happen slowly in this part of the world.