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Vegetables in the early Cape (5)
Jan v Riebeeck planted acres of vegetables but the climate did not suit all of it. When the people went on trek they took dried vegetables such as dried peas, pumpkins, rice, dried fruit with them....
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Boerewors (4)
For a deep study of the history of food in SA I want to commend the book of H.W. Classens. Die geskiedenis van Boerekos. The publisher is Protea Boekehuis. Pta 2006. It is a short version of a thesis...
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Meat (3)
Meat was in abundance in Africa. The men and children worked hard so cholesterol was not really a factor. A traditional meal would be meat, rice, potatoes and 2 vegetables. In the coastal areas it...
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Braai day vs Chesa Nyama day
It was heritage day in South Africa yesterday. Some people call it Braai day. I saw a lot of controversial discussions on Twitter and other social media regarding this issue. Some people seems to be...
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Boerekos: Bean soup
With heritage day still fresh in mind we will continue to discuss South African food using the heritage of the different cultures. Boerekos was the traditional food of the European farmers of way back....
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Boerekos: Bread
The bread of today will never taste like the bread of way back. They had to grind the grain by hand and used a sweet potato yeast. That was a long procedure to make the yeast and the bread soon got a...
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Boerekos: Bread part 2
This is the second post about bread. See the first post here. A braai is nothing without a beer bread or braaibroodjie. Below you will find a beer bread recipe. Every South African is familiar with...
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Why I love South Africa: The food Day 8
South African food has a rich heritage. With influences from all over the world. The information about the history of the origins of South African food much depends on the book you are reading. It is...
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Day 25: Reasons why I love South Africa: Rugby and Braaivleis
Day 25: Reasons why I love South Africa: Rugby and Braaivleis Rugby and Braaivleis go together. Today it is the Currie Cup Final between the Western Province and the Lions. We are also braaing today...
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A South African New year
It is almost New Years eve and I am very excited. I am excited about what 2015 will bring. I am thankful for the year that’s passed but cannot wait for 2015. It is summer in South Africa and it is HOT....
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