panyaza_where my heart is

I’m not going to pretend like I know what shisa nyama means. I know that it's literal translation from Zulu is burn the meat, but that’s not what it means to the patrons that inhabit the shisa nyama in Panyaza, Soweto, on lazy weekend afternoons. Its a ritual feast, stripped bare to three core elements: Flesh, Fire, and Beer. But on my last trip to Panyaza, I realized its more than that. Its refuge from the world. Oh you’re a vegetarian? Eat this beer.