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A brief Potjiekos history Potjiekos (“Pot Food” translated into English) is traditionally cooked over open coals in a black three legged cast iron pot three-legged pot. The cast iron pots (the potjie) were brought from the Netherlands to South Africa in the 1600’s and are now found in many of homes of people throughout southern Africa. Potjiekos has…
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Samosas (AKA samoosa in South Africa) – what are they and where do they come from? Simply put a samosa is a fried or baked pastry with a savory filing such as potato, peas, lentils, ground beef, lamb or chicken. They are typically shaped in a triangle and made with Indian spices. Samosas originated in…
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What is Boerewors? The name Boerewors is derived from the Afrikaans words Boer (farmer) and Wors (Sausage) and is usually abbreviated to just “Wors” in South Africa. Boerewors is a traditional South African sausage derived from an old Dutch sausage recipe and while it is possible to make it at home, it is far easier to…
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This delicious spicy chicken recipe is a flame grilled, Portuguese style, butterfly-cut spicy peri-peri grilled chicken. Peri-peri is the Swahili word for chili peppers. This grilled peri-peri chicken is a spicy dish with roots in old Portuguese colonized Africa, primarily in Angola and Mozambique when Portuguese settlers arrived and made their homes. The restaurant chain…
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What is Bobotie? This is a Dutch recipe that originates from the Indonesian dish Bobotok. The recipe first shows up in a Dutch cookbook dating to 1609 and was introduced in South Africa by Dutch settlers and subsequently adopted by the Cape Malay community. The curry gives it a slight tang and it is often…
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Sosaties are mild curried, flame grilled, lamb or chicken kabobs of South African Cape Malay origin. Traditionally they are made with lamb but you can use chicken or beef also. The name is from“sate” (“skewered meat”) and “saus” (Afrikaans for spicy sauce). Try this sosatie recipe at home! The sosatie recipe below is a relatively…
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Bunny Chow is a traditional street food made famous by the Indian population of Durban, a large coastal city in Natal on South Africa’s tropical east coast and consists of curry spooned into a scooped-out loaf of white bread. There are many theories of the origin of Bunny Chow including that it was first used…
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What is Cape Malay Curry? Cape Malay curry is very distinctive and relies on bold fruity flavors and aromas (combining sweet and savory flavors) and are not quite as hot or spicy as some of the Indian curries. The Cape Malay curry is a special blend of spices not found in other dishes and originates…
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Vetkoek – A Quick and Easy Recipe Vetkoek are essentially deep-fried yeast dough buns that can be eaten with anything from apricot jam to curry mince (ground beef) and so can be a meal by itself for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, a snack or even a dessert (like a doughnut without the hole). The word vetkoek…
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Many South Africans think of a butternut soup recipe as the national soup of South Africa and it is routinely served in restaurants, homes, and even on safari. Ingredients: 1 tbsp Butter 2 Medium Onions chopped 2 Cloves Garlic chopped 4 Cups (1 liter) Water 1 Chicken Stock Cube 1 Cup (250 ml) Cream 2 lb…
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The rusk (know as Beskuit in Afrikaans) dates back to early South African settlers. Today there are many varieties including sweet and healthy options. A brief history of the rusk Making them is pretty simple: balls of dough are packed into loaf tins and baked in the oven then separated and dried out completely in…
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Koeksisters originate from the Dutch and Malay people that settled in Cape Town. They are plaits of deep-fried dough dipped in syrup that have a crispy exterior and soft sweet stick inside. Lightly spiced dough is deep fried then immediately dunked into an ice-cold flavored sugar syrup for enough time to let the syrup permeate the…
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Melktert is Afrikaans for “milk tart” and is a Dutch inspired South African dessert. The crispy pastry crust holds a cold (cooked) milk based “custard like” filling with cinnamon or nutmeg sprinkling on top. It is somewhat similar to Portuguese custard pies and Chinese egg pies. This is a great easy dessert to make for guests…
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Knowing how to braai (grill) a whole fillet Mignon is really important since it is a pretty expensive cut to mess up! In my opinion this is possibly the best braai or cook-out/bbq cut of meat to do for…
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Looking for an easy to make, delicious and authentic South African dessert for your dinner party, office pot luck, African themed party, braai time around the pool – or just for yourself and the family to enjoy? Look no further, Malva Pudding (dessert) is a great dish that can fill all those needs! Malva pudding…
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We know that it can be difficult for South Africans living abroad to find their favorite South African snacks, condiments, wors, biltong, dry wors, rusks etc..! buy biltong Below is a list of shops in the USA and Canada where you can buy biltong, dry wors and other South African products. If you are a…
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Amazingly Easy (No-Knead) Delicious Dutch Oven Bread: This wonderful, light, tasty Dutch Oven Bread is made in a traditional iron Dutch Oven similar to those used by early parties trekking into the interior of South Africa and also by early settlers in the Cape. This recipe produces a light and airy loaf of bread with…
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