Edited sentence: In recent years, the humorous phrase "Braai, the beloved country" has come into use as a reflection of the central position of the braai in South African culture.The musical group Die Menere have written a song with the same name, singing about how a braai makes all depression go away.This is a pun and refers to the Alan Paton novel (and subsequent films) Cry, the Beloved Country, famous for its anti-apartheid message, as well as serious (Old Testament) Biblical themes of desperation and suffering (while still maintaining one's faith).This term is a reflection of new South African humour that is characterised by bitterness and is self-deprecating and sometimes irreverent (and quite politically incorrect)