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In South Africa, a potjiekos / ˈ p ɔɪ k iː k ɒ s /, literally translated "small-pot food", is a dish prepared outdoors.It is traditionally cooked in a round, cast iron, three-legged cauldron, the potjie, descended from the Dutch oven brought from the Netherlands to South Africa in the 17th century and found in the homes and villages of people throughout southern Africa. [1]
The San peoples were hunter-gatherers, who mostly depended on foods like tortoises, crayfish, coconuts and squash. Agriculture was introduced to South Africa by the Bantu peoples, who continue in the cultivation of grain, starch fruit and root tubers — in the manner of maize, squash and sweet potatoes, following their introduction in the Columbian exchange, displacing the production of many ...
Fish in this case, known as bokkoms (shark biltong can also be found in South Africa). [13] [14] Bokkoms should not be confused with other cured fish such as dried angelfish and dried snoek. Game such as kudu, springbok, and wildebeest; Ostrich meat (bright red, often resembling game) Venison meat (used in Europe resembling game) [15]
1. In a large pot, heat the oil. Add the onion, celery and carrot and cook over moderately high heat until softened, 5 minutes. Add the garlic, orange zest, thyme sprigs, fennel and coriander seeds and saffron and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until fragrant, 5 minutes.
South Africa: Spiced ground meat with an egg topping. Boerewors: South Africa, Zimbabwe Zambia, Namibia: This is a South African spiced mixed-meat sausage that was developed by the Afrikaans-speaking white farmers, the Boere, and is now used nationwide as a symbol of heritage by all races. It contains coarsely minced beef, pork and occasionally ...
Woman preparing fante kenkey (boiled maize dough) Kenkey (also known as kɔmi, otim, kooboo or dorkunu) is a staple swallow food similar to sourdough dumplings from the Ga and Fante-inhabited regions of West Africa, usually served with pepper crudaiola and fried fish, soup or stew.
Bokkoms (or bokkems) is whole, salted and dried mullet (more specifically the Southern mullet, Chelon richardsonii, a type of fish commonly known in the Western Cape of South Africa as "harders"), [1] [2] and is a well-known delicacy from the West Coast region of South Africa. This salted fish is dried in the sun and wind and is eaten after ...
Uphuthu is a South African method of cooking mealie meal whereby the end product is a finely textured coarse grain-like meal which is typically enjoyed with an accompaniment of vegetables and meat in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape regions of South Africa or as the star of the dish with amasi or maas in the Gauteng regions. Some cultures add ...