Cape Town, South Africa

[baldy]

My little vegan guide to Cape Town, most of it probably applies to the whole of South Africa. Should be useful if anyone is going there on holiday.


- Frys products are available at most supermarkets and is pretty cheap
- Soya milk is available everywhere about R13 a litre roughly the same as EU prices.

.flux tipped me off about Kauai http://www.kauai.co.za/ that now sells wraps and sandwiches with frys strips in them. Had the texmex salsa yesterday and an apple and rooibos drink. Will take a picture next time I have one.

Joined Virgin Active Gym for a month, that cost R650 about €65. http://virginactive.co.za/

Will post more stuff as I come across it.

[JP]

did you find the high protein chocolate bars yet? Pick and pay usually stocks them.

[baldy]

did you find the high protein chocolate bars yet? Pick and pay usually stocks them.

Went looking in Pick n Pay this morning for them, could not find them. I need to find them urgently cos all this beach time is making me skinnier.
Actually drive past the factory every morning might try buy a case of them.

[mabli]

hiow can it be making you skinnier already youve only just got there havent you?

[xnitro]

I was in Cape Town in March last year for a few weeks... ate at Kauais a few times, they had a good bean burrito and a couple of other decent vegan options but didn't have Frys on the menu at that stage. Looks like you can now replace any meat with fry's, which is pretty cool a lot more to choose from now.

My fav food in SA was falafel in pita bread, where they make the falafel fresh, and you choose your salads and they had a chili sauce that they add after... it's some healthy fast-food chain like a South African Subway, I forgot the name of the place... ok, some googling and I rediscover it's called Anat http://www.anat.co.za/ Loved their falafel pitas, worth checking out.

[baldy]

hiow can it be making you skinnier already youve only just got there havent you?

Combination of heat, not eating as much and going off creatine.

My fav food in SA was falafel in pita bread, where they make the falafel fresh, and you choose your salads and they had a chili sauce that they add after... it's some healthy fast-food chain like a South African Subway, I forgot the name of the place... ok, some googling and I rediscover it's called Anat http://www.anat.co.za/ Loved their falafel pitas, worth checking out.

Anat rocks, have eaten there falafels a couple of times before. Will eat there this weekend when I am out and about.



My next little shopping trip, still cant find the soya protein bars. Ouma condensed milk rusks are vegan!
We always take the Imana super soya mince camping, its listed as vegetarian, doesnt have any allergens listed but has "natural flavourings".

[baldy]

Links to some clubs and groups that I can recommend.
Western Province Powerlifting Club FB page -> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6321318966
CRAG Cape Runners Against Gravity. Weekly trail runs on the mountain -> http://www.crag.org.za/crag.html
A mountain biking group, also meet once a week for rides -> http://www.warthogs.org.za/
Amazing MTB trails and events -> http://www.dirtopia.co.za/

[baldy]

My fav food in SA was falafel in pita bread, where they make the falafel fresh, and you choose your salads and they had a chili sauce that they add after... it's some healthy fast-food chain like a South African Subway, I forgot the name of the place... ok, some googling and I rediscover it's called Anat http://www.anat.co.za/ Loved their falafel pitas, worth checking out.

Anat rocks, have eaten there falafels a couple of times before. Will eat there this weekend when I am out and about.

On Friday night I went there, and they had sold out of falafel! WTF!

[sosso]

What's that Fry's log-like thing? I had never seen that before.

[JP]

What's that Fry's log-like thing? I had never seen that before.

fucking awesome!

kind of like liver sausage.

toast, marg, marmite, and slices of that badboy = a good start for the day!

[baldy]

What's that Fry's log-like thing? I had never seen that before.

Its like polony, really awesome. I fried some up with tomatoes for breakfast or put it in a sandwich.

The ultimate thing to do with it is make a Gatsby (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gatsby_(sandwich)). French loaf, with polony, chips and chilli sauce.

[fredrikw]

and also like a Falukorv for those who happen to know what that is

[KaliBaby]

What's that Fry's log-like thing? I had never seen that before.

fucking awesome!

I can totally hear your voice and picture your facial expression here JP hahaha

[baldy]

Went for a Salad Gatsby yesterday. Available from most take aways in the cape flats (you will need to ask them about the oil they cook the chips in).


This is Sea Point pool, probably the best pool to swim in the whole world. Full Olympic 50m pool that is filled with water from the Atlantic ocean http://www.capeswim.com/seapointpool.htm


Last night had take aways from Simply Asia http://www.simplyasia.co.za/ really good tofu, brinjal and mushroom with basil and chilli.

[Rochellita]

Now I'm homesick That pool looks amazing, wow.