Local Dishes

1. Bobotie

   Bobotie (spiced minced meat baked under an egg-and-milk topping)

2. Boerewors

   Boerewors (thick coiled sausage)

3. Biltong

   Biltong (air-dried cured meat)

4. Droëwors

   Droëwors (dried sausage)

5. Potjiekos

   Potjiekos (stew cooked in a three-legged iron pot over coals)

6. Braai

   Braai (meal of meat grilled over coals)

7. Braaibroodjie

   Braaibroodjie (sandwich toasted on the braai grid)

8. Tjop

   Tjop (chop)

9. Sosatie

   Sosatie (marinated meat skewer)

10. Skilpadjies

    Skilpadjies (lamb liver parcels grilled in caul fat)

11. Mieliepap

    Mieliepap (maize meal porridge)

12. Krummelpap

    Krummelpap (crumbly maize porridge)

13. Stampmielies

    Stampmielies (pounded hulled maize kernels)

14. Chakalaka

    Chakalaka (spiced vegetable relish)

15. Tamatiebredie

    Tamatiebredie (mutton and tomato stew)

16. Waterblommetjiebredie

    Waterblommetjiebredie (lamb stew with Cape pondweed buds)

17. Vetkoek

    Vetkoek (deep-fried bread roll)

18. Potbrood

    Potbrood (bread baked in a cast-iron pot)

19. Roosterkoek

    Roosterkoek (bread cooked on the braai grid)

20. Frikkadel

    Frikkadel (meatball)

21. Bokkoms

    Bokkoms (whole salted and wind-dried mullet)

22. Snoek

    Snoek (Thyrsites atun, a Cape sea fish)

23. Blatjang

    Blatjang (sweet-sour fruit chutney)

24. Slaptjips

    Slaptjips (thick soft chips)

25. Gatsby

    Gatsby (a long sandwich meant to be shared)

26. Pampoenkoekies

    Pampoenkoekies (small pumpkin fritters)

27. Melktert

    Melktert (milk tart)

28. Malvapoeding

    Malvapoeding (warm sticky sponge pudding)

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