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SOUTH AFRICA





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LOCATION:
Southern Africa, at the southern tip of the continent of Africa

CAPITAL CITY:
Pretoria

POPULATION:
49,052,489 (July 2009 est.)

LANGUAGES:
IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2% (2001 census)

WEBSITE:
www.southafrica.net

Recipes From South Africa



South African cuisine has been defined as the “rainbow” cuisine because of the country’s wide range of cooking traditions—European, Asian, and African. The most unique cooking is found in and around Cape Town, as it combines culinary traditions of the indigenous people of South Africa, Madagascar, Malaya, and the Netherlands. This “Cape Malay” cuisine includes indigenous staples such as root vegetables, corn, wild greens, local fruits, and wild game; Asian curries and chutneys; and Dutch buttered vegetables and meatballs.
Fish Potjie

Fish Potjie

Potjiekos means “pot food,” and a potjie meal is cooked outdoors in a three-legged Fish Potjie cast-iron pot suspended over wood coals or charcoal. This way of cooking has been a South African tradition since the days when travelers ventured into the unexplored interior of the country and game was caught to feed the Voortrekkers and the transport riders. Today, all kinds of foods are used to make potjiekos. Seafood makes a delectable potjie, and this combination of white fish and mussels is economical and tasty. Traditionally, this would be served with pot bread, a classic South African yeasted bread made with honey and baked in a cast-iron pot.
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Bobotie

Bobotie

Bobotie (pronounced “bo-bo-tee”) is a traditional South African dish usually made with ground lamb or beef covered with an egg-based topping and served with rice. It is known to have been prepared as early as the seventeenth century, and its Indian origin can be seen in the slightly curried, yet sweet, taste.
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