A community is known for its cultural practices and identities.
South Africa is no different.
A lot of South African cuisine has influences from Malaysia, France, Dutch and traditional foods and recipes.
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This makes South African food one of the richest.
Check out the following South African recipes for the different African food you may want to indulge in.
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Biltong
Top on the list is Biltong which is most likely the beloved South-African snack pick any time.
This is a cured, dried, and spicy meat that is difficult to keep your hands off.
Even so, the venison biltong is also popular with most users.
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It can also served more unconventionally as chicken biltong if that is what you prefer.
The following recipe may come in handy.
Ingredients
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Malva pudding
Just from the name, this dish has Cape Dutch roots and origin.
This gives it a sticky and very soft like dessert that resembles a cake.
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Boerewors
Boerewors which translates to farmers sausage refers to a special minced meat kind of sausage.
This special kind of sausage must contain 90% meat or more for it to be regarded as boerewors.
Locals prefer making boerewors for themselves to give it a special touch.
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Koeksisters
It is almost impossible to host a tea party in South Africa without the Cape Malay Koeksisters.
They count as a tasty tea-time snack treat that the kids will especially love.
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You make them by frying pleated-dough pieces, which become even sweeter when you add sugary syrup.
They are also super sticky.
Bokkoms
If you are interested in a real South African traditional food, then this is it.
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It refers to wind and sun dried small but whole mullet fish that are salted.
It is often served as a snack and can easily be turned into fish biltong.
Rarely would you find a native not enjoying the dish.
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you might choose to buy it whole at all leading supermarkets.
You should note that most families have their personal secret recipe which makes the dish unique in every homestead.
Bobotie
Bobotie is an all time dinner favourite in most homesteads.
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This gives the dish some sort of sweet taste.
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Traditionally, the dish was made in rounded cast-iron pots and then cooked over an open fire.
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Commonly known as pot food, or Potjiekos, this meal was traditionally prepared using vegetables and meat.
Usually, it is served at braais as an accompaniment to side dishes such as pap.
It resembles the polenta, only that it is smoother and goes perfectly with boerewors.
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Vetkoek
This dish is popular in all Afrikaner cooking.
Vetkoek refers to fried dough bread whose meaning is fat cake.
You may equate it to the Dutch oliebollen.
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Usually, it is accompanied by sweet or sometimes savoury toppings such as minced chutney and curry.
Try out any of the traditional black South African recipes and you will not regret.
She has a Bachelor of Commerce & IT from the University of Nairobi and joined Briefly.co.za in November 2019.
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