Easter

Easter is one of those moments in the calendar where food really matters. In South Africa, it carries extra weight – a long weekend that brings families together, often around a table that needs to stretch a little further than usual. Whether it's a braai that turns into an all-day affair, a proper sit-down roast with the full family in attendance, or a busy service in a professional kitchen, the expectation is the same – generous plates, good flavour, and something that feels worth gathering for. And while traditions vary, lamb still tends to sit at the centre of it all.

Easter is a time of joy, renewal, and delicious food shared with loved ones. As the best meat suppliers Cape Town has to offer, we understand the importance of quality ingredients for your Easter celebrations. Whether you're planning a traditional Easter feast or looking to try something new this year, we have a wide selection of high-quality foods to elevate your holiday menu.

As Easter swiftly approaches, people around the world are preparing to celebrate with friends and family, indulging in scrumptious food and decadent chocolate treats. Preferences range from Easter eggs and hot cross buns to traditional meals like pickled fish, roast lamb, or even a fish braai. Whatever your preference, N1, South Africa's leading wholesale meat supplier, offers a wide variety of high-quality Halaal fish, lamb, beef, pork, and poultry products to suit all different tastes. 

It’s hard to believe, but another year has passed, and here we are, blessed enough to embark upon another Easter weekend filled with Halaal fish on Friday, family, fun and lots of chocolate.

It’s hard to believe, but another year has rolled by, and here we are, blessed enough to embark upon yet another Easter weekend filled with friends, family, fun and lots of chocolate.

N1 offer the best quality meat in Cape Town and Johannesburg, but in addition to their wholesale meat range, they also offer a wide variety of Halaal fish and frozen food products. With Easter around the corner and everyone starting to think about picked fish and other fish dishes to serve on the long weekend, we thought we’d have a little fish fun and turn to our favourite source for trivia, FactRetriever.

Priding themselves on providing interesting facts for the curious mind, here are our favourite:

It’s nearly Easter and that means time to stock up on pickled fish, braai meat (remember N1 meat suppliers Cape Town and Johannesburg for the best in high-quality Halaal certified meat) and hot cross buns as we pack cars and prepare to spend time with family and friends. While here in South Africa we all have our own Easter traditions, it’s always interesting to see how other countries embrace Easter around the globe.

Easter in Europe

We might be a little early for Easter, but if you’re dreaming of a leisurely four-day break that involves family, friends and fish, but you don’t want to go the traditional pickled fish route, then you might want to start practising for an alternative – a delicious fish braai.

Have you ever wondered why it’s a rabbit that symbolises Easter, and not a frog or a giraffe?  And what’s with the eggs, why not oranges or chestnuts or even pickled cabbage for that matter? How about the Easter Bunny’s naughty or nice list, did you know he had one – not the sole preserve of that jolly old fellow in red it would seem. If you want to know why we embrace the egg-giving-bunny and not the sauerkraut-bearing-frog, read on …