Are you a South African expat living in New Zealand and miss
your family, your culture and even your favorite foods? No matter where you
live and what country you hail from, there is always a deep need to return to
the motherland. You miss the people, the culture, the food, and especially your
favorite snacks. This need not be so any longer. With the click of a button
you can connect to Expat Shop and order all your favorite South African goodies:
Milk tart, malva pudding, creamy Mint Crisp chocolate, apricot jam, fish paste,
Mrs Ball’s chutney, a special favorite, and much more.
South African cuisine
and snacks
South Africans also love their boerewors – thick sausage made
with special spices and fresh coriander grilled on a barbecue – and know how to
have a braai. There is nothing you cannot get. If it’s online, it is available
for purchase. Food is a big pleasure for South Africans and a typical braai for
a group of people would consist of grilled steak, lamb chops, chicken, sausage,
potato salad, tomato and onion salad, egg salad, green salad, and in some
instances a stiff porridge called pap. We love to eat in the Cape and have
winter foods and summer dishes. We also have dishes that were brought by the
slaves.
Dishes from
yesteryear
South African’s white masters were the Dutch who started to
arrive in the 1600s even though some claim it was after that. The recipes and
the spices they brought with them started to surface in the homes where kitchen
slaves from Indonesia and Malaysia cooked their food. Three specific dishes
were cabbage bredie, tomato bredie and denning vleis, a delicious and
mouth-watering dish made with meat, cloves and allspice and slowly cooked to a
dark brown. These foods were served with rice. The slaves knew how to use
spices and how to cook. Many of their recipes are still used in the kitchens
today. Favorite desserts in the Cape at the time include custard and stewed
fruit, bread pudding, and milk tart. These recipes have not dwindled and South
Africans still partake of these dishes today. Go online to read more about South African
foods and products.
