Christmas

As the year winds down and we prepare to welcome 2026, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the delicious moments we’ve shared throughout 2025. At N1, we’ve enjoyed bringing you fresh ideas, helpful tips, and a range of premium products to elevate your meals, whether for special occasions or everyday dining. Let’s take a look back at some of the highlights from this year’s blogs – a celebration of food, creativity, and the joy of cooking.

As the year winds down and we prepare to welcome 2025, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the delicious moments we’ve shared throughout 2024. At N1, we’ve enjoyed bringing you fresh ideas, helpful tips, and a range of premium products to elevate your meals, whether for special occasions or everyday dining. Let’s take a look back at some of the highlights from this year’s blogs – a celebration of food, creativity, and the joy of cooking.

We all love a juicy, tender cut of meat, but have you ever wondered what makes it so tender? Turns out, in addition to buying from a reputable supplier such as N1 which has the best quality meat Cape Town has to offer, there are several other factors to consider: how old the animal is and its diet; the specific cut of meat; the muscle size and amount of connective tissue; and also the cooking temperature.

As the year draws to a close and many of us begin to wind down for Christmas, we look back on this unprecedented year and recap some of our blog highlights - diverse and informative topics from the year that was …

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Yes, we know it’s not the holidays just yet, but now’s the time to start stocking up, because you don’t want to be caught in the Christmas madness that ensues later in December, do you? While roast turkey might once have been the traditional choice for Christmas dinner, it has steadily been surpassed by lamb and it’s easy to see why lamb is far more versatile depending on the cut of meat you choose and definitely more forgiving when it comes to succulence and tenderness.

While we know that N1 offers the best Halaal meat South Africa has to offer, have you ever wondered how food has changed over the centuries – when did we first begin cooking for instance, or when did we first discover figs? Some things are easy to imagine – a world before McDonalds, or a time when roast boar and suckling pig were par for the course, but if we were to draw a timeline, what would the evolution of our food look like?

Christmas is a time for family and friends to gather together, celebrate wonderful traditions and enjoy delicious food. Christmas lunch differs from home to home – for some it’s roast turkey or a leg of lamb, for some it’s grilled Halaal fish, and for others it’s anything they can fit onto their braai grid. But have you ever wondered what Christmas lunch was like years back – way, way back – 375 years back to be exact?

It might seem far off now, but the holiday season is fast approaching – did you know there are only six Fridays to go until Christmas? So, now’s the time to start planning your menus and stocking up on Halaal certified meat for all those celebratory dinners with loved ones around the table or braai. And to make things easier, we’ve compiled a quick summary on the various cuts and their ideal cooking methods to ensure you get the best out of your meat.

Best Halaal Certified Cuts for Roasting