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potjiekos


Traditional Afrikaner food, generally a rich stew, cooked in a three-legged cast-iron pot over a fire. The word means "little-pot food" in Afrikaans. (Image: Wikimedia Commons
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Achaar


Imported to South Africa by migrant Indians, achaar is a pickle made of mango and oil - comes spiced. Eaten in excess, it could trigger an offensive smell of the armpits.
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Amanqina


A hoof of a cow, pig or sheep. It is boiled, then spiced for taste. It is very delicious but sticky.
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Biltong


Dried and salted raw meat similar to the beef jerky made in the USA. An older Afrikaner delicacy, can be made of ostrich, beef, kudu or anyother red meat.
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Bobotie


Of Malay origin, made with minced meat and curried spices. An egg sauce is poured on top of this and it is then baked.
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Boerewors


A traditional spicy South African sausage made of beef or lamb. Popular at open-air braais
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Bunny chow


Delicious and cheap food on the go, bunny chow is curry served in a hollowed-out half-loaf of bread, generally sold in greasy-spoon cafés.
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chakalaka


A salad of Indian / Malay origin made of onion, garlic, ginger,green pepper, carrots and cauliflower spiced with chillies and curry.
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Chotlo


A delicacy of the Tswana people, this is meat cut into extremely small pieces with the bones removed. The meat is first boiled, then ground before being put back into the pot and stirred until it becomes very fine. A treat for the toothless.
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Frikkadel


Traditional South African meat balls. Made from tomatoes, onion, minced beef and other ingredients, and shaped into round balls.
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