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Writer's pictureKurt

Rusks

Rusks are breakfast "food" eaten by South Africans. Beskuit in Afrikaans. RUSK is actually an acronym for "Ruin yoUr nice Steaming hot Kup of coffee". In America we put disclaimers on cups of hot coffee to avoid being sued; in South Africa they expect you to dip your breakfast in it.


Luckily, South Africa has produced a video tutorial on “how to rusk” and "where to rusk". They can also be used as weapons.


My dear wife’s explanation of the rusk:

Why do they give them to us? Everything else is yummy and homemade and your every whim is catered to, and you’ve spent all this money on this incredible safari. And then they wake you up at 5 in the morning and give you this f**king brick. 'Here, gnaw on that.' They’re kind of like biscotti, but worse.”




But we'll still eat them - well, because you eat anything you are given on safari - since you don't want to be hungry when you're out for the entire day searching for Painted Wolves.

 

Serengeti, Tanzania, 2008. The proper way to drink coffee. Sans rusk.

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