Meat is the staple diet in the Free State province of South Africa.
More than 20 years after the tale of Shane Warne’s shipment of baked beans in India, there is another Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa who is also facing a similar overseas culinary challenge.
Ahead of the first ODI of the three-match series on Saturday (February 29), Zampa has revealed his own struggle in the proudly meat-loving nation of South Africa.
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Warne had made the headlines during Australia’s 1998 tour of India when he had reportedly ordered almost 2000 tins of baked beans and spaghetti to the team hotel.
Zampa and fast bowler Kane Richardson are passionate vegans in the national side and they are now set to enter the Free State province of South Africa – where meat is the staple diet for the second and third ODI on March 4 and 7 respectively.
They have to face gastronomic struggle there – which will lead Zampa to go on a shopping spree in Cape Town before they return to the Highveld for the final two ODIs against South Africa.
As per reports in cricket.com.au, Zampa said of his diet ahead of the first ODI, “It’s difficult in some places, more than others. In Cape Town, there are beautiful vegan options everywhere. There are at least 10 places you can go here that are fully vegan.”
He further added, “The food here is amazing and it’s obviously an amazing city. But there are some places where you have to plan ahead — particularly the places we’re going to (Bloemfontein and Potchefstroom). I might have to do a little bit of prep.
Kane and I have already spoken about this. We’re going to have to go to Woolworths and stock up on some stuff because I reckon there’s a lot of — what do they call it here? Braais?”
Zampa signed off by saying, “In those places, we’re going to struggle a bit. Usually, when I go to India, I take so many miso soups, packet noodles; I take this thing called nutritional yeast everywhere, apple cider vinegar. I mainly become a fruitarian in those places.”
(With cricket.com.au inputs)