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Botswana, Namibia and South Africa: A traditional South African dish of meat (usually lamb or mutton) cooked on skewers. The term derives from "sate" ("skewered meat") and "saus" ("spicy sauce"). It is of Cape Malay origin, used in Afrikaans, the primary language of the Cape Malays, and the word has gained greater circulation in South Africa ...
Ugali—maize porridge in South Africa, traditional porridge/polenta and a staple food of the African peoples; Umngqusho—a dish made from white maize and sugar beans, a staple food for the Xhosa people. Umphokoqo—an African salad made of maize meal. [16] Umvubo—sour milk mixed with dry pap, commonly eaten by the Xhosa.
Many African traditional dishes are based on plant- and seed-based diets. [2] Each region in Africa has developed its own distinctive culinary practices, shaped by local ingredients, colonial history and trade. In West Africa, for example, dishes often feature rice, millet, and beans complemented by spicy stews made with fish, meat, and leafy ...
In North African cuisine, the most common staple foods are meat, seafood, goat, lamb, beef, dates, kebab, shawarma, falafel, almonds, olives, various vegetables and fruit. Because the region is predominantly Muslim, halal meats are usually eaten. The best-known North African/Berber dishes abroad are surely couscous and tajine. [19]
Pap, / ˈ p ʌ p /, also known as mieliepap (Afrikaans for maize porridge) in South Africa, is a traditional porridge/polenta and a staple food of the African peoples of Southern Africa (the Afrikaans word pap is taken from Dutch and means merely "porridge") made from maize-meal (coarsely ground maize).
Skilpadjies is a traditional South African food, also known by other names such as muise and vlermuise. The dish is lamb's liver wrapped in netvet ( caul fat ), which is the fatty membrane that surrounds the kidneys .
Umngqusho is a South African dish based on samp and sugar beans, usually served with hard body chicken which is called umleqwa in isiXhosa.Traditionally a Xhosa staple meal, it has been adopted by other tribes in South Africa as their staple meal as well.
West African cuisine encompasses a diverse range of foods that are split between its 16 countries. In West Africa, many families grow and raise their own food, and within each there is a division of labor. Indigenous foods consist of a number of plant species and animals, and are important to those whose lifestyle depends on farming and hunting.