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Featured SA Town / Fish Hoek
This is an unique feature that we wish to entertain; we will be needing our viewers input here to enable us to present the information that YOU want to see. The idea is to present typical, SMALL South African towns; possibly where you grew up and where you can share stories and interesting anecdotes as well as your pictures.
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South African Slang
We have regrouped an interesting and fun collection of typical South African slang words and phrases. Included are some common terms that are not slang, but are typically South African (and may even be 'proper'). Please note that if any of these terms are offensive to some people, we apologize in advance! Most of them are so colorful that we could not leave them out! If...
South African Food: Dessert Dishes
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Koeksusters
Melktert
Beskuit
Koeksusters
A firm favorite with most South Africans!
Ingredients:
480g (4 x 250ml) cake flour
2ml salt
20ml baking powder
70g (75ml) butter / margarine
15ml sugar
2 beaten eggs
250ml cold water
Syrup:
800g (4 x 250ml) sugar
625ml water
1 large cinnamon stick or crushed ginger root or lemon...
Other South African Dishes
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Biltong quiche
Stuffed vine leaves
Biltong quiche
Variation on the regular quiche
Ingredients:
Cream cheese crust or similar
Filling:
4 eggs 2 egg yolks
125 ml grated biltong
2 ml salt
1 ml freshly-ground black pepper
pinch grated nutmeg
15 ml lemon juice
5 ml grated lemon rind
75 ml sour cream
50 ml milk
Method: Roll...
South African Food: Seafood Dishes
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Ingelegde vis (pickled fish)
Gesmoorde snoek (white fish!)
Ingelegde vis (pickled fish)
Ingredients:
3 kgs firm white fish
milk and cake flour, enough to coat fish
cooking oil to fry fish
Pickle:
30 ml cooking oil
6 large onions, sliced
30 - 45 ml medium curry powder
5 ml turmeric
1 ml powdered cloves
1 ml grated nutmeg
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South African Food: Poultry Dishes
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Traditional chicken curry
Old-fashioned chicken pie
Traditional chicken curry
Introduction: Remember that traditional curry is not a spice on it's own. This recipe calls for the range of spices & herbs that gives the dish the delicious curry flavor we love. Ground spices can be substituted for the whole spices. You can...
South African Food: Meat Dishes
Malayan curry, using mutton or lamb
Ingredients:
1,5 kg boneless shoulder of mutton
Small piece of sheep tail fat
4 onions, chopped
2 bananas, cut into rings
15 ml mild curry powder
2 carrots, sliced
10 ml salt + freshly ground black pepper
1 stick cinnamon
3 whole cloves
2 bay leaves
250 g dried apricots
125 ml wine vinegar
500 ml meat stock
Method:
Cut meat into 25 mm...
Typical Braai-fare
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Potjiekos - All-in-one pot
Potjiekos - Chicken
Peri-peri chicken
Tandoori chicken
Boerewors
Rump steak sosaties
Vegetable sosaties
Beer bread
Potjiekos - All-in-one pot
A firm favorite at most braai's (if you have the time!).
Ingredients:
750 g boneless chuck of beef
1 pig's trotter
30 ml (2 TS) cooking oil
2 sliced...
South African Food: Traditional Dishes
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Bobotie
Geel rys (yellow rice)
Krummelpap
Stywepap
Tomato sauce for pap
Tomato bredie
Bobotie
Introduction: MUCH more than just meat-loaf!! A Cape Malay dish seasoned with curry and spices, topped with a golden, savory custard. A personal favorite; this recipe is more fruity yet spicy than other bobotie dishes I have...
South African Cuisine
A brief history
South African food is most often of the highest quality. Meat, fruit, freshwater & sea fish and shellfish such as crayfish (rock lobster) and perlemoen (abelone) are considered to the the country's culinary delights, and are offered in the country's best restaurants as well as on the tables in many homes.
Traditional South African cooking combines the...
