"What Did I Wanna Say?": Wandile Dlamini Taunts Expats With Braai Meat and Savanna in Viral Video

• SA content creator Wandile Dlamini filmed a selfie-style TikTok showing off a plate of braaied chops and a cold Savanna on 7 August 2026
• The video was directed at South Africans living abroad who miss home comforts like boerewors, biltong, and organic local meat
• The clip triggered thousands of reactions from expats sharing how much they miss South African food and drinks

A South African content creator left expats across the globe thoroughly homesick after posting a cheeky TikTok showing off a plate of braaied chops and an ice-cold Savanna Premium Cider. Wandile Dlamini, one half of popular family account @thedlaminis_, filmed the selfie-style clip at home on 7 August 2026 with a simple message for South Africans living abroad.

He did not say much. He barely needed to. The on-screen text read "To all South Africans abroad 😭.." while he savoured each bite, pausing between mouthfuls as if searching for the right words. "I hope you have a great, great evening," he finally managed, through what could only be described as a grin.

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What expats miss most about SA food

The video struck a nerve because it put a spotlight on something many South African expats quietly wrestle with: the food just is not the same abroad.

South African beef tends to be leaner and more pasture-raised compared to the heavily grain-fed, marbled cuts common in the United States. Specialities like boerewors, a coiled sausage spiced with coriander and cloves, and biltong, an air-dried cured meat, have no real equivalent on foreign shelves. Game meats such as ostrich, springbok and kudu, which are everyday items back home, are considered rare delicacies in most other countries.

For many who have relocated, especially to the US, sourcing anything close to a proper South African braai is a genuine mission.

Netizens react in the comments

The comment section on the TikTok page, which drew over 2,400 responses, quickly became a digital gathering spot for homesick South Africans:

@luzy ephy Ramuthaga wrote:

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"Voetsek all the way from US, my brother, thank you for making me homesick 😅"

@Thato Phasha🇿🇦 asked:

"😂😭 How are you guys coping?"

@ML. joked:

"I'm living abroad in Cape Town 😭"

@Kaylin🇿🇦 said:

"Every time I want braai meat it's always sweet this side 😭😭"

@preciousm337 lamented:

"One bottle of Savanna is R150 where I am 😭😭😭"

@Lindi Dunga asked:

"Is there no meat to braai abroad kanti?"

Watch the video that sent expats into their feelings below:

More on food culture

• Briefly News recently reported on an American man who tried South African snacks for the first time, sparking a wave of comments teaching him the proper way to enjoy each one.
• DA and ANC members set political differences aside to share a braai during campaigning, amusing South Africans online.
• Meanwhile, a content creator accidentally recreated a beloved South African dessert after trying out a viewer-suggested snack combination.

Source: Briefly News