{"id":19294,"date":"2026-01-28T10:48:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T08:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=19294"},"modified":"2026-02-27T09:07:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T07:07:46","slug":"prawn-stars-align-why-wednesdays-were-made-for-mozambik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/prawn-stars-align-why-wednesdays-were-made-for-mozambik\/","title":{"rendered":"Prawn Stars Align: Why Wednesdays Were Made for Mozambik"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"2\" data-end=\"217\"><strong>Midweek meals don\u2019t usually come with bragging rights \u2014 unless, of course, prawns are involved. Enter Mozambik, where Wednesdays are officially reserved for seafood lovers who know a good deal when they see one.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"650\">Mozambik\u2019s OG Prawn Star Wednesday Special is exactly what it sounds like: bold, confident, and unapologetically delicious.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"650\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>For just R99, diners are treated to nine classic Mozambikan medium prawns, cooked the way Mozambik does best \u2014 flame-grilled, saucy, and packed with that signature coastal spice \u2014 plus a side to round things off nicely. It\u2019s a plate that proves some classics don\u2019t need reinventing\u2026 just perfecting.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"962\">This is the kind of midweek outing that turns \u201cjust popping out for dinner\u201d into a full-on flavour experience. The prawns arrive glistening, aromatic, and ready to be devoured with fingers, napkins, and zero regrets. It\u2019s no surprise the dish has earned cult status \u2014 often imitated, but unmistakably Mozambik.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"1198\">Available <strong data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"993\">every Wednesday<\/strong> at all Mozambik branches, the special is strictly sit-down only and runs while stocks last. No public holidays, no takeaways, no sharing \u2014 just a well-earned reward for making it halfway through the week.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1417\"><strong>For those craving a quick escape to coastal flavours without leaving town (or denting the wallet), Mozambik\u2019s Wednesday prawn special delivers big taste, big value, and even bigger satisfaction. Midweek plans? Sorted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19295\" src=\"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/623304554_18529367146066942_3091858799803288126_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1150\" height=\"1438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/623304554_18529367146066942_3091858799803288126_n.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/623304554_18529367146066942_3091858799803288126_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/623304554_18529367146066942_3091858799803288126_n-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/623304554_18529367146066942_3091858799803288126_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/623304554_18529367146066942_3091858799803288126_n-561x701.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/623304554_18529367146066942_3091858799803288126_n-799x999.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/623304554_18529367146066942_3091858799803288126_n-364x455.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/623304554_18529367146066942_3091858799803288126_n-758x948.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/623304554_18529367146066942_3091858799803288126_n-608x760.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Midweek meals don\u2019t usually come with bragging rights \u2014 unless, of course, prawns are involved. Enter Mozambik, where Wednesdays are officially reserved for seafood lovers who know a good deal when they see one. Mozambik\u2019s OG Prawn Star Wednesday Special is exactly what it sounds like: bold, confident, and unapologetically delicious. For just R99, diners&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19295,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[41],"class_list":["post-19294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-specials","tag-wednesday"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19294"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19296,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19294\/revisions\/19296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19295"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}