The winner of the 2011 Championship Boerewors competition, Jasper Gordon from Strand, is one of the top 10 finalists of this year’s competition.
“It was a shock for me to make the top 10 once again after so long,” said Gordon, a Regional Meat Market Manager for Checkers. “I’ve been entering this competition since 2009 and my previous win in no way dimmed my passion for boerewors. I am eager to share the taste of my boerewors recipe with the country.”
After impressing an expert panel of judges from the South African Chefs Association (SACA) over multiple rounds Gordon will now join nine other contestants at the grand finale to be held at Blaauklippen Wine Estate on Saturday 24 August.
Here they will prepare and cook their boerewors for judges Zanele van Zyl, Carmen Niehaus, James Khoza, Matthew Howcroft and Martin Kobald. The winner will be declared on the day and will take home incredible prizes – including a brand-new Toyota Fortuner 2.4 GD RB AT – and the coveted title of 2024 Boerewors Champion.
The winning recipe will also be for sale in Shoprite and Checkers stores nationwide from Friday 6 September.
The other nine finalists, in no particular order, are:
• Moshasheni Mabotja, who works at the Department of Public Works in Polokwane, Limpopo
• Werner Taljaard, a Checkers Regional Meat Market Manager from Yzerfontein, Western Cape
• Werner Gouws, an Animal Health Technician from Riviersonderend, Western Cape
• Rasheed Hassen, a Shoprite Regional Meat Market Manager from Randfontein, Gauteng
• Elrico Jansen, a Trainee Butchery Manager from Kimberley, Northern Cape
• Ruard Briel, a Financial Manager from Centurion, Gauteng
• Debbie Nel, a volunteer at Domino Foundation, from Amanzimtoti, KwaZulu-Natal
• Marthinus Verwey, a Checkers Regional Meat Market Manager from Bloemfontein, Free State
• Ashook Beharie, a Checkers Regional Meat Market Manager from Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal
The prizes:
•1st Prize: Toyota Fortuner 2.4 GD-6 RB AT and R20 000 cash
•2nd Prize: R50 000 cash
•3rd Prize: R30 000 cash
