Quick and easy meals for family holidays
However, cooking for a big family and finding family trip meal ideas can be a daunting task, especially when time is limited. That's why Freddy Hirsch has got you covered with a range of delicious and easy-to-make meal options that will make your family holidays stress-free and enjoyable.
Get set for match day with these spicy homemade snacks
At Freddy Hirsch, we’re known for high-quality spices and ingredients that can take your homemade snacks to the next level
Tips for the best braai flavour, with or without the meat
While meat is often the star of the show, there are plenty of ways to fire up the flavour of your braai dishes with spices and seasonings. If you are interested in delectable ways to add pure spices to take your braai game to the next level, then read on.
People. Planet. Profit.
In conjunction with our meat processing technological breakthroughs, our sustainability program is the most important journey we have embarked upon.
Bright idea keeps Freddy Hirsch Group a step ahead of energy crises
Freddy Hirsch makes use of Solar Energy
Plant-Based Alginate Sausage Casings
Give your business a genuine competitive advantage with Freddy Hirsch’s patented plant-based Alginate sausage casing
Crafting Delicious Polony
Dive into the art of polony creation with Freddy Hirsch. Perfect your butchery skills and elevate your craft. Start your culinary journey now!
Mastering Brines and Marinades
Master the art of brines and marinades with Freddy Hirsch. Elevate your braaing experience and get started with our expert tips today!
Breaking Down Veggie Seasoning For Braais
Discover the magic of braaing with Freddy Hirsch's expert tips on veggie seasoning. Elevate your braai experience now – dive in and savour the taste!
Enhancing Prepared Meals with Spices and Sauces
Culinary traditions come alive with spices and sauces. Learn how to enhance ready-made meals with our guide to seasoning for gourmet feasts.
The Ultimate Guide to Biltong and Droëwors
Dive into the world of Biltong and Droëwors with our ultimate guide. Learn to create these South African delicacies with traditional recipes and spices.
The Art of Crafting Tasty Sausages
Uncover the art of crafting tasty sausages with Freddy Hirsch. Explore ingredient selection, seasoning mastery, and cooking techniques for perfect sausages.
Family Food that's Fast and Budget-Friendly
Freddy Hirsch is your go-to for flavourful meals that won't break the bank or take hours to prepare. With a range of rubs, seasonings, glazes for days, stacks of doypacks and sprinkles of flavour that will leave a lasting impression with every bite.
No power? No problem with these load-shedding meals
Fire up the grill and enjoy home-cooked meals that will curb those cravings without electricity. To make your meal even more delicious, consider using a variety of spices and rubs, such as Freddy Hirsch's collection, which will add flavour and depth to your meats
Top spice and meat pairings for a braai
Our collection of braai seasoning and sauces will give you the freshest flavours for your meet-up.
How to prepare mouth-watering homemade burgers
With Freddy Hirsch's spices for burgers, sauces and equipment, a delicious homemade burger is only a sprinkle away.
Braai steak with these tips, no matter the degree of doneness
With Freddy Hirsch's collection of spices and steak marinade, you can braai the perfect steak every time.
Braai tips and spices for the perfect chicken
Feel the flavour with Freddy Hirsch’s herbs, spices, and tips to braai chicken.
BILTONG
A step-by-step guide on how to make your own biltong!
Complete Range of Separators, Deboners & Desinewers
LIMA are specialists in the manufacture of meat-bone separators, deboners, and grinders-desinewers for the poultry, pork, fish, lamb rabbit, and beef industries. Thanks to its dynamism in innovation, a complete range of machines, internationally patented has been developed. Based on its technological expertise and experience, LIMA also offers complete production lines.
Braaiwors
Braaiwors is similar in appearance to Boerewors. However, the percentage of meat in Braaiwors is slightly lower, making it more economical.
How butchers and businesses in the meat industry can save electricity and cut costs.
As a butcher, electricity is one of your biggest costs. Here are three ways to conserve energy and save money.
The future of Home Meal Replacements is here!
We’ve expanded the Freddy Hirsch What’s Cooking™ HMR (home meal replacements) offering with 30 new tubs. Cut losses, boost profits and give your customers even more value with these quick and tasty solutions!
BURGERS
A burger is a sandwich of German origin that is made from one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun. The patty may be pan fried, grilled, or braaied.
Make Braaiwors using the N&N Blender
A step by step guide on blending Braaiwors using FH equipment.
Berry Trifle
Trifle is a South African classic and a festive season essential. This recipe takes a delicious dessert and makes it even better!
Your one-stop online shop has arrived!
Stock up on spices and your favourite Freddy Hirsch supplies. It’s never been this easy – see how with our brand new online shop!
Freddy Hirsch's Label Catalogue
Our new website contains the catalogue of Freddy Hirsch labels. For your convenience, they are downloadable as PDFs.
Rescue every braai with our Heroes® Range!
Every braai needs a hero. That’s why we released the first ever Heroes® product back in 2012. Since then, the range has expanded to four great products. Here’s everything you need to know.
Know your product: Boerewors VS Sausage
There are rules in the meat industry and we have to obey them to play the game! In this short article, we unpack the facts to help you get a better understanding of what you’re buying.
5 Steps to Build the Best Braai
Not everyone is a braai master, but even a beginner can look like a pro with a bit of help. This guide will help you create the perfect braai in five simple steps.
Become a kitchen cowboy with Rustler Burgers
We at Freddy Hirsch love a great burger, so we came up with the Rustler range. These high-quality products are guaranteed to impress even the pickiest of burger lovers.
The Ultimate Braai for Every Taste
Everyone’s idea of the perfect braai is different. Use Freddy Hirsch spices to create braai dishes that excite every palate.
MAKING BOEREWORS
Boerewors is made from coarsely minced beef. It is sometimes combined with minced pork, lamb, or other red meats, as well as various spices. These can include coriander, black pepper, nutmeg, cloves and others.
MAKE BOEREWORS
Boerewors is made from coarsely minced beef. It is sometimes combined with minced pork, lamb, or other red meats, as well as various spices. These can include coriander, black pepper, nutmeg, cloves and others.
Simply sweet batter – country fried chicken waffles
The sound of this meal may seem somewhat absurd; however, chicken waffles are a widely loved favourite around the world.
Chicken Curry in a Hurry
This spicy stew blend contains top notes of cumin and coriander. This makes it a quick fix if you want lots of flavour in little time!
Making the most of your HuntEx attendance
HuntEx is an international consumer exhibition hosted annually to provide insights, innovation and industry standards to those interested in hunting, sport shooting, game farming, outdoor adventures and anglers as well as security professionals. To prepare for HuntEx 2019 and hunting season, make sure to check out our hunting season guide and online shop.
Freddy Hirsch helps Making A Difference achieve its goals
Freddy Hirsch has helped fund the newly-opened Newborn and Children’s Operating Theatre at Tygerberg Hospital. Take a closer look at how we’re supporting Carte Blanche and Making A Difference.
What’s Cooking™ Venison with White Sauce
Sometimes, a great steak just needs the sauce to match. This recipe brings convenience and big game flavour to your table.
What’s Cooking™ Venison Lasagne
Put more flavour on your plate by giving this Italian classic a Hunting Season makeover.
Dunked Drumettes
Freddy Hirsch single stage breading: our all purpose coating that requires no milk/egg wash, just dip in water, coat and fry. This unique breading remains crispy and full of flavour plus easy to use
Maximise sales with clever merchandising
Five ways to whet your customers’ appetites
Festive Bulgur wheat salad served with Roast Chicken
Bulgur is a wheat-based carbohydrate that is widely used in Middle Eastern cuisine. This recipe uses other famous ingredients from the region for a quick, delicious dish!
Roast vegetable and Pasta Salad
Even Freddy Hirsch knows there’s a time and place for a great veggie dish. Find out how to make this delicious Roast vegetable and Pasta Salad.
Mash potato croquettes filled with BBQ Chicken
Croquettes were first made in in 1898 by Monsieur Escoffier, the founder of classic French cuisine as we know it. This recipe adds some SA flavour and brings it into your home!
Gammon & Caramelised Onion Quiche
Make the festive fun last even longer with this tasty quiche! The gammon and chicken are great together and you’ll have 10-12 people begging for more.
Frozen Custard & Blueberry Loaf
This recipe takes familiar favourites and puts them in a different package. Custard and blueberries is always a win!
Chocolate Mousse and Raspberry Cake
Chocolate mousse is one of SA’s most popular desserts. This recipe gives the local favourite a gourmet twist.
Pulled Gammon & Coleslaw Burger
When life throws you leftover gammon after the festive feast, make gammon burgers! This recipe shows you how to do it in gourmet style.
Find the Seasoning to Suit Your Festive Season
It’s that magical time of year. Create your favourite dishes with our Majiek Spice – the seasoning that does it all.
Mexican Mac & Cheese Burgers
This recipe brings the classic comfort of cheeseburgers and the salsa of Mexico! The result is delicious sliders with a twist.
Braaiwors Sausage Rolls with Chakalaka Sauce
This recipe combines the delicious, local flavours of braaiwors and chakalaka. Together, they make the ultimate sausage roll!
Roaring for Rugby Season
Freddy Hirsch is ready for international rugby season and we’re helping you get into the mood. Here’s how!
Curry Mince
This curry mince has the traditional curried mince flavours! Add some peas, potatoes and chutney and serve with vetkoek or rotis.
Kings Curry in a Hurry
This savoury spice blend sticks to traditional curry flavours, including onion, garlic, coriander and clove. Strong flavours and a hot burn make it fit for a king!
Medium Curry in a Hurry
This beautifully balanced curry contains a flavour profile of garlic, onion and coriander. It has a medium burn and is perfect for chicken, mutton or lamb.
Curry in a Hurry
This mild curry blend contains top notes of garlic, onion and coriander. It has a mild bite, as curries should. Try it with your favourite red meat!
Mutton in a Hurry
This savoury spice blend is made with top notes of garlic, coriander and a hint of curry. It’s quick, easy to prepare and tastes great with lamb.
Beef in a Hurry
This mix makes a great Durban-style curry. It contains savoury beef flavours with top notes of onion and coriander.
Breyani
This mild breyani contains top notes of cumin, fenugreek and ginger. The result is a tasty dish that stays true to its Indian roots!
Chakalaka Stew Mix
Chakalaka is a staple of the South African braai and this mix brings those flavours to the table. The savoury, mildly spicy sauce contains top notes of mustard and coriander.
Savoury mince
This mix is an excellent base for hearty and homely dishes. It works best with beef and venison — try it the next time you want to make a delicious cottage pie!
Italian Stew Mix
This mix brings typical Italian and Mediterranean flavours into your kitchen. It’s great for making meals like lasagna and tomato bredie.
Chicken Stew Mix
Warm yourself up from the inside with this simple, hearty chicken stew mix. It has a slightly creamy texture and top notes of garlic, onions and herbs.
Mutton Stew Mix
This is the best way to make potjiekos! The meaty, savoury spice blend contains top notes of onion and rosemary tastes amazing in lamb or mutton stew.
Beef Stew Mix
This mix makes a rich brown sauce with strong onion notes. It’s perfect for hearty beef dishes and also works with oxtail.
White Sauce
This sauce blend is the ideal base for pasta dishes, especially those containing white meat. You can also use it to thicken soups and cover vegetables!
PATTIES
A burger is a sandwich of German origin that is made from one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun. The patty may be pan fried, grilled, or braaied.
Kameelhout® Boerewors — Ultimate Braai Heritage
No braai is complete without boerewors and the most complete boerewors is Kameelhout®. Here’s everything you need to know.
Wiltshire Pork Sausage — bangers bursting with flavour
Pork is different to other red meats, so it needs a unique spice product. Wiltshire Pork spice is here and this is everything you need to know about it!
Make great biltong with this equipment
From quality knives to specialised cabinets, here are five pieces of equipment that you need to master biltong-making at home.
Find it all in the Freddy Hirsch Equipment Catalogue
From manual mincers you can use at home to giant vacuum packers fit for large butcheries, this is the entire catalogue of equipment available from Freddy Hirsch.
A guide to understanding Freddy Hirsch product labels
We have created a guide to help you better understand the information on our product labels. Items within the label have been highlighted with colours — match these colours to the related blocks of information surrounding the label.
Making A Difference with Carte Blanche
The Freddy Hirsch Group is joining forces with Carte Blanche to raise funds and awareness for the Tygerberg Children’s Hospital.
Venison Wors Spice for Big Game Bites
All the juicy details about Venison Wors Spice — another great-tasting product from your favourite family of flavour.
Score more rewards with the Freddy Hirsch Smart Card
Do you have your Freddy Hirsch Cash & Carry Smart Card? Here’s how we’re innovating so that you can make the smart choice and enjoy the benefits.
Meat block costing made easy
Use our meat block calculator to work out the cost of your sausage products – it’s costing made simple. Download it now for free!
A brief history of biltong
The biltong-making skills have been passed down through the generations, from the Great Trek to today.
The science of our sensory centre
Get answers to your product questions with our sensory evaluation centre. No question is too big or too small.
On trend: Home Meal Replacement
Home Meal Replacement (HMR) is about more than providing customers with convenient meals. Discover some HMR trends that your business can take advantage of!
Meal solutions for modern consumers
Our top two picks for end-of-day dishes that your customers will love.
Warm food for wintry weather
Winter and comfort food go together like spaghetti and meatballs. This season, find out how winter warmers can be deliciously filling – and healthy at the same time.
Get the best crunch with our simple breading
Breading creates crispy food that looks and tastes great. Discover how breading, done our way, is also good for business.
Assemble the Busser Emulsifier
A step by step guide showing you how to assemble the Busser Emulsifier.
Our Butchers’ Evening
A feast of the equipment we’ve carved up!
GOURMET MOZZARELLA AND BACON BURGERS
A burger is a sandwich of German origin that is made from one or more cooked patties of ground meat, usually beef, placed inside a sliced bread roll or bun. The patty may be pan fried, grilled, or braaied.
CLEAN YOUR MACHINES
A step by step guide on cleaning your machinery.
STEAK AND ALE PIE
How to make Steak and Ale Pie with Ease.
NATURAL CASINGS DETANGLING
A step-by-step guide on how to detangle natural casings.
RUSSIANS
Russian sausages, or Kolbasa, are a variety of sausage made from ground meat and wrapped in a special casing.
French Polony
Polony is a large sausage made from a combination of beef and pork. It is extremely popular in South Africa.