Seswaa
Botswana's salt-only pounded beef
Think of it as: Like pulled beef with zero sauce and all the flavor
Just beef, salt and serious arm work.
What does it taste like?
Pure, deeply beefy and salty.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureTender and stringy
What is it?
Beef boiled for hours with nothing but salt, then pounded into shreds with a wooden stick. It's Botswana's national dish, cooked in huge pots for weddings, funerals and Independence Day.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Served with pap (maize porridge) and stewed greens at big celebrations.
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🇧🇼Botswana
CapitalGaborone
Populationabout 2.6 millionestimate (unverified)
IndustriesDiamonds, Tourism, Cattle
Famous peopleSeretse KhamaFirst president who led the country to independence
HelloDumela (Setswana)
CurrencyPula
Fun factThe currency name pula means "rain" in Setswana.
The flag🇧🇼 Light blue for rain and water; the black and white bands for racial harmony.
From Tokyoabout 13,650 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Gaborone
Getting there20+ hours with connectionsrough guide
✈ Check cheap flights Best timeDry season, May to October, is best for wildlife. Also tryPapMorogoPhane (mopane worms)
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DumelaHello（Dumela (Setswana)）
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AnthemFatshe leno la rona
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Letsile Tebogo (athletics, 200m Olympic champion in Paris) World HeritageOkavango Delta and more National animalZebra FestivalBotswana Day (September 30, Independence Day)
Ingredients
- 1.5kg bone-in beef (shin or shoulder)
- 1 onion
- 2 tsp salt
- Water
How to make it (one way)
- Cut beef into large pieces and put in a pot
- Cover with water, add salt and onion
- Simmer 3–4 hours until falling apart
- Remove bones and pound the meat into shreds
- Stir in a little cooking liquid