South Africa is a beautiful country with a lot to offer in terms
of culture, entertainment, nature and even food. South Africa is home to quite
a number of delicious, savoury and mouth-watering cuisines to savour and enjoy. Here are 4 popular and best foods
to eat when in South Africa.
Cape Malay Curry
This dish is one of the
widespread curry dishes in South Africa and is known for combining sweet and
savory flavours using sweet spices like cinnamon and
ginger, dried fruit (especially dried apricots), and savory seasonings like
garlic and onions. This delicious South African delicacy basically consists of
chicken thighs spiced up in South African curry and packed with flavourful
spices. It is usually served with a side dish of sweet and fragrant rice.
Chakalaka
This is a traditional South African food and a 'mainstay on the
South African dinner table'. Chakalaka is a classic vegetable dish and a relish of tomatoes, carrots, baked beans
and chillies with curry powder. This mouth-watering cuisine typically involves making gravy from
chopped tomatoes and onions, then adding grated carrot, chillies, garlic,
grated cabbage and/or diced cauliflower. The mixture is cooked until soft and
seasoned as appropriate to bring out its rich taste. It is mainly served cold
together with Pap (a starchy dish made from white corn maize), along with
barbecued meat, breads, salad and stews.
Boerewors
This is a type of sausage that's very popular in South Africa.
It's basically made of seasoned pork or from coarsely minced beef, sometimes
combined with minced lamb and spices (typically toasted coriander seed, black
pepper, nutmeg, cloves and allspice). It's mostly prepared outside, where it's
grilled in an electric griller, or it can prepared indoors by baking in an
oven.
Braai/ Shisha Nyama
This is a very popular meal in South Africa and is largely
considered a part of the South African eating experience. This meal largely
consists of barbecued meat and is usually accompanied with maize porridge (Pap
en Vleis) and a cold glass of beer. The barbecued meat usually comprises of
beef, chicken, pork, lamb or sausages.
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