There is something refreshing about a colourful salad served as part of a meal while at a lodge, and this dish of deliciousness, served at Sausage Tree, was no exception.
Spag-bol in the bush? Why not.
Did you know?
Spaghetti Bolognese can be a relatively healthy meal, especially when prepared with mindful ingredient choices and portion control.
It offers a good source of protein from the meat, and fibre if whole-wheat pasta is used. Finally, you can add in antioxidants from the tomato sauce.
Who knew!
These wine stands always make me wonder if they could be seen as a test for when a guest has had one too many. But that would not be an issue, as no one has to drive home.
Items like these make me wonder who came up with the idea in the first place.
There is nothing better than long-table dining at a lodge. It allows interactions between guests, enabling them to discover interesting stories about people and cultures that they might not be aware of.
In a bacon and egg breakfast, the pig is committed, while the chicken is only involved.
I do like my bacon crispy and the scrambled eggs light and fluffy. People think that scrambling eggs is easy, but don’t be fooled, it is not. It can often be the downfall of an otherwise good breakfast, but here at Sausage Tree, that was NOT the case at all.
Both the scrambled eggs and bacon were done to perfection. Or at least my version of perfection. And don’t get me started on those delicious onion rings!
Who can resist a burger? Certainly not THIS traveller… And the kitchen at Sausage Tree did not disappoint, serving the exact quality of patty that takes their burger from good to great.
My compliments to all those working behind the scenes to prepare and present such fine dining experiences.
FYI:
The actual inventor of the hamburger is still being debated. However, all stories point to either Charlie Nagreen in 1884 or the Menches brothers in 1885.
Nagreen is credited with serving a hamburger steak at an Iowa fair in 1884, making it more convenient by cutting it thin and serving it with bread
The Menches, while selling sandwiches at the Erie County Fair in Hamburg, NY, in 1885, ran out of pork sausage and substituted ground beef. They named it “hamburger” after the fair’s location.
What is not under dispute is that the original meat between a sliced bun was named after the city of Hamburg in Germany and brought to the USA by immigrants.
The Americans then claimed it as their own. The origin stories may vary, but the product has survived without major changes.
It does not matter whether it was 1884 or 1885; what does matter is that the descendant of those was served to me at Sausage Tree Safari Lodge in 2025, and it was pure patty perfection!
BTW. The current Guinness World Record for the largest hamburger is 1164.2kg and was achieved in Pilsting, Germany, on July 9, 2017. It was ‘constructed’ by a team of 6.
A great way to end off both the day and my stay at Sausage Tree Safari Lodge.
My thanks to all who made my stay so memorable.
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