Grilling, South Africa style

It's the season for braai, the popular barbecue savored from Capetown to Johannesburg. Mike Peters chows down on a variety of the country's fare.

If you don't think of South Africa when you think of the ancient Silk Road, having a couple of meals there might give you new ideas.

The footprint of the Dutch East India Company is everywhere, starting with the country's favorite meal: braaivleis, or simply braai, which means "grilled meat" in the Afrikaans language.