liver thing going on here, the bread someone referred to as portuguese? prospero: yup, portuguese. but it s from madeira, that bread, that flatbread. anthony: south africa, depending on who i talk to, it s a completely different construct. to some people, it s whoever comes to south africa from anywhere else in africa and brings good along with them. but other people, it s all the good stuff from malaysia, east indies, there s the dutch, there s the english influence. andrea: well, there were so many different colonialists. it is a mishmash. anthony: what at this table is originally african and does that even have any meaning? dion: this wood is pine. [ laughter ] dinner guest: and us. anthony: i arrived in this country spectacularly ignorant. i will leave spectacularly ignorant. [ laughter ]
anthony: though this one weighs in around a ton, rest assured every bite, every scrap, will be eaten. some of that tonight at dinner. chef andrea bergener, dion, a local hunting expert, and myself join prospero baily on his game farm. prospero s dad jim baily was the legendary publisher of the slyly subversive drum magazine, the first of its kind during apartheid. a black-oriented investigative magazine slickly disguised as glossy pop culture. prospero s farm is a mere 20 miles from johannesburg. dion: do you see the city there? anthony: yeah. wild, all this within sight of the city. near prospero s farm and hidden within the city s shadow is what s known as the cradle of human kind. a unesco world heritage site. an incredible look back at where
will be eaten. some of that tonight at dinner. chef andrea bergener, dion, a local hunting expert, and myself join prospero baily on his game farm. prospero s dad jim baily was the legendary publisher of the slyly subversive drum magazine, the first of its kind during apartheid. a black-oriented investigative magazine slickly disguised as glossy pop culture. prospero s farm is a mere 20 miles from johannesburg. dion: do you see the city there? anthony: yeah. wild, all this within sight of the city. near prospero s farm and hidden within the city s shadow is what s known as the cradle of humankind. a unesco world heritage site. an incredible look back at where we, the human animal, came from. dion: here there s a classic little sinkhole. there s loads of these. this is what this area is. i mean, the cradle, this is
and i m right. andrea works some magic on the liver. dredged in flour and sautéed. there s some eland loin seared and glazed with booze. and there s eland paprikash, a riff on the hungarian stew with paprika, peppers, onions, tomatoes, and cream. as the sun sets over the veldt, johannesburg s lights winking in the distance, a feast. meat on the plate, blood on my pants, life is good. [ laughter ] i ve been very, very, very confused by my visit here. i mean, you ve got basically a goulash here, italian-inflected liver thing going on here, the bread someone referred to as portuguese? prospero: yup, portuguese. but it s from madeira, that bread, that flatbread. anthony: south africa, depending on who i talk to, it s a completely different construct. to some people, it s whoever comes to south africa from
paprika, peppers, onions, tomatoes, and cream. as the sun sets over the veldt, johannesburg s lights winking in the distance, a feast. meat on the plate, blood on my pants, lifis [ laughter ] i ve been veryvery, very confused by my visit here. i mean, you ve got basically a goulash here, italian-inflected liver thing going on here, the bread someone referred to as portuguese? prospero: yup, portuguese. but it s from madeira, that bread, that flatbread. anthony: south africa, depending on who i talk to, it s a completely different construct. to some people, it s whoever comes to south africa from anywhere else in africa and brings good along with them. but other people, it s all the good stuff from malaysia, east indies, there s the dutch, there s the english influence. andrea: well, there were so many different colonialists. it is a mishmash. anthony: what at this table is originally african and does