South Africa Cuisines
South Africa is sometimes known as the “Rainbow Nation”, a phrase coined by Desmond Tutu, the Archbishop and later on adopted by the President Nelson Mandela, which defines the range of the country’s people and cultures. This variety is again mirrored on South African culinary, which features cooking practised by indigenous people including the Khoisan, Sotho and Xhosa speaking people, settler cookery introduced by the people of Afrikaner and British origin, the culinary of the Cape Malay folks (people who settled from Malaysia and Indonesia. There is also the cuisine of people of Indian descent (influenced by Indian cuisine). Furthermore, South African cuisine has pulled influences from that of neighboring nations, and this is clearly evident in some dishes that hold hints of Portuguese culinary – Mozambique & Angola both having been former Portuguese colonies.
Some famous South African dishes include:
- Biltong – dried, salty meat (chicken, beef or even ostrich), related to jerky.
- Bobotie – Bobotie is a Cape Malay dish that is similar to meatloaf with raisins, and laced with baked egg on top. The dish is offered with a variety of garnishes such as sambals, yellow rice, coconut, banana slices and chutney.
- Frikkadel – Meatballs with eggs, bread, onions and spices.
- Mealie bread – A sweetened bread baked with sweetcorn.
- Potjiekos – A stew containing meat, vegetables, rice or potato, with wine or water added. Fruits or pasta are sometimes added.
- Sosatie – A Cape Malay dish consisting of mutton marinated with onions, chillies, garlic, curry leaves and tamarind sauce, placed on skewers and later grilled or fried.
- Tomato bredie (Afrikaans: Tamatiebredie) – Mutton stew, seasoned with chillies, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and ginger.
- Waterblommetjiebredie – Meat stewed using Cape Pondweed flowers.
- Vetkoek – Dough, filled with ground (minced) meat, mixed with syrup and honey, and then deep-fried.
- Malva Pudding – A apricot-flavored sponge-like dessert.
- Melktert – Melktert is Afrikaans for “milk tart”. This dessert has a pastry crust possessing a creamy filling made from flour, milk, sugar and eggs. Cinnamon is sometimes sprinkled on top.
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