2019-09-01 Woolworths Taste

18 TASTE SEPTEMBER 2019

a goodold-fashionedparty– a proper

langtafellunchwithfamilyandfriends.

Butfirst,there’sworkto bedone.

Outside,CorneliaBadenhorst,wife

of winemakerAdi(andherselfa décor

stylistbytrade)canbefoundoverseeing

the placement of the braaidromme, the

tables,thechairs.Thisis betweencalls

to themainhouseto checkwhether

theirchildren,SamuelandAna,havein

factgottenoutof bed.Inthekitchen,

Adi’sbrotherCharl,theresidentcook,

is buildinga mountainofbraaibroodjies

to feedthehordes– althoughtheexact

number of guests seems to be a matter

gettingready
fora Sundaybraaiontheirfarm
Kalmoesfonteinin theSwartland
is likeseeingthemembersof an
accomplishedorchestramovingintoplace.
It’sthatmomentwheneverymusician
is testingtheirinstrumentbysounding
outa fewnotesin preparation.It’s
a colourfuljumbleof sounds,yetalso
strangelybeautifulandsurprisingly
cohesive.Here,at thehomeof AA
Badenhorstwines,yougetthatsame
feeling:thateveryfamilymemberhas
theirinstrumentto play,everyonebrings
somethingdifferentto thetable.
Thisis wherethemetaphorends,
however,becausetheresultof today’s
preparations is not a performance, it is

of somespeculation.Willtheybe12,

or18?Nobodyseemsto reallyknow,

orcare.Themorethemerrier.

Nextto arriveis Charl’swife,Semma,

whosetsaboutlayingthetablewhile

keepinganeyeontheirtwomischievous

boys,CuãnandDylan.Thencomes

Hein,Adi’scousinandbusinesspartner,

withhistwochildrenOliverandAmelia.

FromaroundthecornerappearsHannes,

Cornelia’sbrother,andhisgirlfriend,

Yvette,theformerlaughingabouta recent

encounterwithJanthetrekperd(draught

horse).Andfinallywe’rejoinedbythe

BadenhorstmatriarchJudy,a well-known

restaurateurin herday,who– likemost

of theclan– alsoresidesonthefarm.

AndAdi?You’llfindhimin the

vicinityof thecellar,havinga smoke

anda laughwithTASTEphotographer

TobyMurphyabout,of all things, the

meritsofparrotfarming.

Soundsaboutrightfora manwho

appears to have an insatiable appetite

“You’llfindAdihaving

a smokeanda laugh

aboutthemeritsof

parrot farming”

Watching

the whole

Badenhorst

fa ily

SUNDAY BRAAI

BREAD-AND-BUTTER

PUDDING