Potjie Competition Format
Potjie Competition Format
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Team Composition: 1–4 members per team. When checking out, please list the legends in your potjie team. Tell us who's bringing the gees, whether it's your tjommie, your tjerrie or your laaitie - if they are part of the team, we want to know who to thank (or to blame).
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Every team must have a Team Name, and the name must be visible to judges and other participants. Give your crew a name that strikes fear into onions, brings tears to tomatoes, or just makes us laugh. We need something we can yell dramatically during judging.
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The participation fee of $50 includes the attendance ticket of the team organizer (1 attendance ticket). Every team will receive a goodie bag worth more than $100.
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Cooking Time: Max 4 hours.
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Table set-up: Each team is responsible for decorating their own table. Themes are encouraged but optional (eg. Decorate your station for the World Cup and dress your team in green and gold. Be creative.) Any corporate advertising material and promotional material is welcome at your station.
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Every team will get an area of 10’ x 10’.
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Fires must be made in a grill or burn barrel. No fires permitted on the grass.
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Teams provide everything they need from start to finish.
Categories
We are going with traditional potjies this year and you can enter in one of the following categories. Choose your potjie battlefield wisely. Will you conquer the Potjie Cup with a lamb knuckle bone that whispers to the ancestors? Or are you going roque with a Wild Card potjie that includes Pineapple, prawns and peanut butter? Indicate your category at check-out.
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Beef
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Lamb
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Chicken
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Seafood
Judging Criteria
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The potjie:
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Flavor, aroma, texture and color
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Appearance & taste
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Creativity & originality
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Team spirit:
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This will be judged throughout the course of the day, based on the camaraderie and general atmosphere of your cooking station. The team spirit will be judged for a separate prize and will not affect your potjie score.
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Theme & Décor
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Each team will need to choose a theme, according to which they will need to decorate their station and set-up a table where they will present their tasting plates to the judges. The is category will be judged for a separate prize and will not affect your potjie score.
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Judge's decision will be final. Finish & klaar.
Awards & Prizes
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Best Potjie per Category
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Best Team Spirit (Costumes, gees and cooking station decorations)
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People’s Choice – voted by the attendees
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Overall Potjie Cup Queen/King
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Boeresport Prizes
Equipment & Supplies - What to bring
Participants are to provide all ingredients as well as equipment needed for their Potjie. This is a nature reserve and although it is beautiful, facilities are limited. Think outdoors. Bush. Nature.
Bring your own:
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Gazebos/canopies/umbrellas or tents for shade, tables & camping chairs. Utensils and decorations for your team table.
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Burn barrels can be pre-ordered, but you can also bring a portable grill. No open fires since the premises needs to left clean and free from fire debris.
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Your cast iron potjie pot.
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Ingredients for the potjies.
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Cutlery if you don’t like plastic utensils. Plastic cutlery and paper plates will be provided.
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Your own drinks & snacks for the day.
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Fire wood/charcoal, fire starters.
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Table cloths and decorations for your cooking station.
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Water for drinking and cooking (if you don't want to walk far to a waterpoint for water)
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NO ELECTRICITY AVAILABLE
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Wildlife Action Camp has no Trash Collection. Please bring a trash bag and take all your trash to dispose of at home.