Even the most fastidious gourmet can not resist the incredible dishes presented in the kitchen of South Africa . This country attracts tourists with its geographical and climatic conditions, which in many respects was determined by the availability of an abundance of dishes that can be tasted here.
Culinary preferences of the peoples inhabiting this country, over time, changed and complemented each other. Settlers from Denmark supplemented the kitchen with fruits and vegetables, French refugees gave rise to the tradition of serving dishes in strict order, and from the Germans, the South Africans adopted a love for sausages and grilled sausages.
Original and classic in the kitchen of South Africa
Of course, there is only one characteristic color in South African cuisine, a special exotic, which, by the way, is not exotic for local people at all. So, for example, dishes from crocodile, porcupine, hippopotamus and even ostrich in South Africa can be tried in any local restaurant. Also, lovers of exotic dishes will certainly have to taste fried caterpillars, antelope steak, zebra tail or parrot paws.
However, do not think that food in South Africa is limited only to dishes prepared from such unconventional ingredients. In this country, the cuisine of the Cappadocian-Malayan people was widely spread. It is characterized by an abundance of fish and seafood dishes seasoned with spicy side dishes. Also, South Africans managed to bring in their dishes culinary motifs of India, which was the reason for the emergence of a large number of recipes from meat.
What is the national cuisine of South Africa?
In the hot country of the African sun, the adherent of the classical view of food can taste dishes of absolutely any cuisine, because in this country there are cafes and restaurants with an international menu, which includes the cuisine of Italy, Portugal, France and China. However, "to pass" the national cuisine of South Africa still can not, because, perhaps, only by trying the dishes that have become a visiting card of South Africans, you can better know this extraordinary people.
So, the national dishes of South Africa is :
- "Biltong" - dried and dried in the scorching southern African sun meat, it is usually served as a snack for drinks;
- "Brews" - grilled sausage, which is usually served with a loaf;
- "Boboshi" - a meat dish, seasoned with various spices and curry;
- "Sosaties" - tender lamb meat, grilled on a grill, it is served with dried apricots and vegetables;
- spicy biscuits, which in restaurants are served with meat "samusas".
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In South Africa it is very fond of cooking dishes from corn, it is added to salads and used as a garnish, and from cereals here prefer lentils.
Thus, abundance and diversity became the main distinctive feature of South African cuisine, so unusual and "colorful".
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