African Recipes - A Brief Commentary On South African Cooking And Its History
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South Africa has an expansive array of food. The culture of SA is rich and diverse and this shows in their ample array of cuisines. The soil by itself is ideal for plants and the fantastic conditions and sunshine makes them thrive.
South Africa is known as the "Rainbow Nation", a phrase coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and soon popularized by then President Nelson Mandela, which encapsulates the diversity of the country's people and cultures. This variety is also mirrored on South African cuisine, that encompasses cooking practised by indigenous people including the Khoisan, Sotho and Xhosa speaking people, settler cookery introduced by Afrikaner people and British origin, the culinary of the Cape Malay people (people who came from Indonesia and Malaysia. Then there is the cuisine of people of Indian descent (influenced by Indian cuisine). Furthermore, South African cuisine has adopted influences from that of neighboring countries, and this is clearly seen in a few recipes that contain hints of Portuguese cuisine - Angola and Mozambique both having been former Portuguese colonies.
A few popular South African dishes include:
- Biltong - Salty, dried meat (chicken, beef or even ostrich), akin to jerky.
- Bobotie - Bobotie is a Cape Malay dish that is similar to meatloaf with raisins, and with a baked egg on top. The dish is offered with different accompaniments such as sambals, yellow rice, banana slices, coconut and chutney.
- Frikkadel - Meatballs with eggs, bread, onions and spices.
- Mealie bread - Sweet bread baked with sweetcorn.
- Potjiekos - A stew containing meat, vegetables, rice or potato, with water or wine 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, cloves, cinnamon and ginger.
- Waterblommetjiebredie - Meat stewed using Cape Pondweed flowers.
- Vetkoek - Dough, filled with ground (minced) meat, mixed with honey and syrup, and later deep-fried.
- Malva Pudding - An apricot-flavored sponge-like dessert.
- Melktert - Melktert is Afrikaans for "milk tart". This dessert has a pastry crust possessing a rich filling made from flour, milk, eggs and sugar. Cinnamon is at times sprinkled on top. |
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For additional information on some fantastic African recipes please look at African Recipe. You may also have a look at Pakistani recipes by visiting Pakistani Recipe
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By :
kevin nairvij
Submitted
2010-12-10 05:46:12 |
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