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Taste of Africa |
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BILTONG
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Okay so raw meat does not sound that appealing, but when its been spiced, salted and hung out to dry its delicious – and difficult to stop eating. Even the strictest of vegetarians have been known to give in to biltong. |
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BOEREWORS
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Boerewors cooked expertly on a braai is one of the most South African meals you could ever eat. Although you can buy wors almost everywhere, it’s the stuff made by the farmers who pride themselves on generations-old family recipes that tastes the best.
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KOEKSISTERS
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South Africans who love a good dose of sugar queue up at church fetes and cake sales to buy koeksisters, a traditional Afrikaans delicacy. They’re made from plaited dough (left over right), fried in oil and then coated with a sugary syrup. If you are a koeksister virgin, get one from a home bake store. |
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PUTU PAP
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Pap or Putu is a starchy, porridge-like mixture eaten with almost anything meaty. Although it seems easy to cook, and it’s the staple diet of many South Africans, there is a definite art to doing it properly. |
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BUNNY CHOW
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If ever a food could define the city of Durban, it would be bunny chow – it was there during the apartheid years that the dish originated. To make bunny chow, a half loaf of bread is hallowed out and filled with curry (which is bound to be good in Durban, homw to the largest population of Indian decendants outside of India), then the scooped out bread is plonked on top as a lid. You eat the bunny show as it is – no knife or fork, no plate – using the lid to sop up the curry. |
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FRUIT ROLLS
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If you’ve never eaten a guava roll – pulped guavas mixed with sugar, dried in the sun and then rolled up – you’re missing out – big time. They taste best when they’ve been at the bottom of your bag for a few days and you’re up in the mountain somewhere.
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AMARULA CREAM
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When overseas tourists ship cases of Amarula Cream back home, you know they are on to something good. The liqueur is made from the fermented fruit of the marula tree and is smooth and creamy – delicious on ice. Elephants and monkeys are huge fans of the marula fruit, too.
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MALVA PUDDING
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If you are eating out and the menu offers Malva pudding for dessert, don’t pass up the opportunity to indulge your tastebuds in a dose of seriously yummy sponge pudding. Its gooey, sweet yet spicy, and drenched in hot syrup... is your mouth watering yet? |
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