South African cuisine

Many settlers passed through Africa because of shipping routes that connected the East to the West. Thus, the typical food was influenced by different parts of the world, mixing the food already entered in the mainland customs. Their culture and cuisine has become a source of ingredients for several countries.

Africans themselves increasingly enriched the cuisine in the region. For example, when some South African slaves returning from England, taught to his countrymen what they learned. As Africans living in the East in the Middle Ages. There are also exotic dishes like fried cricket.

The Bobotie is a dish made with cooked ground beef, milk, nuts, bread, onions, apricots, raisins, curry (strong seasoning). This is the typical favorite food of Nelson Mandela, the recent African leader who changed the course of history.

Usually, most of the work related to food in Africa, are obligations of women. Since the "plantation" or "shambas" (as they are called the planting fields), through weeding, planting and harvesting, to activities that include cooking and serving food.

But in some regions, the woman is in charge of sweet dishes, while man preparing meat. Traditionally, the kitchen in Africa is pro outside the house, or in a separate building


the rooms and halls.

To date, the most typical food in Africa found in the native home. Are meats with vegetables, seasoned heavily in a large black pot. The pot usually sits on top of three stones arranged in a triangle, and the fire consumes slowly three pieces of wood to cook food.


                                

Chicken Curry 

                                 

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                                                                             Biltong 

                                                   

                                                                              Babotie

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