SA bits 8 - Fordsburg & a butcher in Midrand

Fordsburg is a place in Joburg town, which is mainly populated by foreigners mainly from North India and Pakistan. This place is home for most of them from that region, with streets filled with Hindi speaking traders and people. They seem to have very strong entrepreneur skills and are running almost any kinds of trade, from the most common restaurants and mini markets to hair saloons and jewellery. When we visit, we never return home with an empty stomach, with briyani being my favourite. There's a small flea market square at the center of this area which is a good stop if you are looking for pirated Hindi movies.

This is where we had lunch today. Massive plate of prawn briyani enough for 2-3 servings. I only manage to finish 1/3 of my order. Quite reasonably priced for the generous portions.

Streets of Fordsburg




The flea market

On our way to the flea market


Snacks and bites


More snacks and bites

Jewelleries and accesories for women

NOT jewelleries and accesories for women

Then we adjourned to a butchers in Midrand. The community in Midrand is also mostly made up of Indians, but southern Indians (Tamil). The butchers is called Nagiahs, reasonably priced meat with a huge selection of lamb, turkey & chicken all to choose from either marinated or not. There's even seafood and a spice corner.








Not a place to be if you're vegetarian.