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A bread first made by the Boer settlers of what is now South Africa. Potbrood was traditionally baked in a cast-iron pot (also known as a Dutch oven) in a pit made in the ground and lined with hot coals. [24] Today potbrood is often made at a braai by packing charcoal or wood coals around a cooking pot. [25] Potjiekos: Namibia and South Africa
South Africa was a colony of the British Empire and has strong influences from United Kingdom. As British people settled in South Africa they brought their cuisine, which influenced South African cuisine. Sunday roast is as popular in South Africa as Australia, Canada and New Zealand where there are influences from
The largest geographic concentration of Afrikaners outside Africa is likely Auckland, New Zealand. In 2018, 1.1% of all Auckland region residents spoke Afrikaans, or roughly 16,980 people. [121] The North Shore is a site of notable Afrikaner settlement, especially Browns Bay and the surrounding suburbs.
This is a list of African cuisines.A cuisine is a characteristic style of cooking practices and traditions, [1] often associated with a specific culture.The various cuisines of Africa use a combination of locally available fruits, cereal grains and vegetables, as well as milk and meat products.
In Central Africa, a variety of crops are grown, including yams, cassava, bananas and plantains, sweet potatoes, and cocoyams. These crops have become staples in the diet of many people in Central Africa. [16] Fufu-like starchy foods are usually made from fermented cassava roots, but they can also be made with plantain, corn maize and yam.
Vetkoek is a popular meal for many people living in South Africa where it is served plain or with a filling and is hot and is sold by a wide variety of small trading businesses, hawkers at taxi ranks, roadside vendors, and fast food shops located throughout South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.
During the early modern period, European explorers and slave traders influenced regional cuisines in West Africa, but only to a limited extent.However, it was European merchant and slave ships which brought chili peppers, maize and tomatoes from the New World, which have become ubiquitous components of West African cuisines, along with peanuts, cassava, and plantains.
This is a list of soul foods and dishes.Soul food is the ethnic cuisine of African Americans that originated in the Southern United States during the era of slavery. [1] It uses a variety of ingredients and cooking styles, some of which came from West African and Central African cuisine brought over by enslaved Africans while others originated in Europe.