Food of South Africa

South African barbecue of boerewors, chops and chicken.

Curried minced meat baked with an egg custard topping.

Maize meal porridge with grilled sausage and tomato relish.

Curry served in a hollowed-out loaf.

Layered stew simmered in a three-legged cast-iron pot over coals.

Mild, sweet-spiced curry with dried fruit.

Cape stew of lamb and water-hawthorn flowers.

Skewers of marinated lamb with dried apricots.

Slow-cooked samp and beans, a favorite of the Xhosa people.

Hearty hominy and bean dish, nutritious and filling.

A traditional dish of South Africa made with carrot, pepper, beans, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.

Coiled spiced beef sausage grilled at braais.

Deep-fried bread rolls filled with mince or jam.

Soft maize porridge with milk and sugar.

Twice-baked dunking biscuits for coffee or rooibos.

Giant Cape Town sub loaded with chips and meat.

Johannesburg quarter-loaf stuffed with chips, egg and polony.

Triangular fried pastry with spiced filling.

Tripe stew, sold at street stalls.

A traditional soup of South Africa made with oxtail, carrot, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.

Light soup with curry and noodles.

A traditional salad of South Africa made with beans, carrot, pepper, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.

Simple vinegar-dressed bean salad served at braais.

Bread grilled over coals at a braai.

A traditional bread of South Africa made with corn, flour, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.

Sticky apricot sponge with cream sauce.

A traditional sweet treat of South Africa made with flour, syrup, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.

A traditional sweet treat of South Africa made with milk, eggs, cinnamon, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.

Jam-filled tartlet topped with coconut meringue.

Layered no-bake dessert with caramel, cream and chocolate.

Naturally sweet herbal red bush tea.

A traditional drink of South Africa made with ginger, sugar, enjoyed at home and from local vendors.

Rich hot chocolate topped with cream.

Naartjie is a well-loved fruit or crop in South Africa, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.

Fragrant fruit used in juices and jams.

Litchi is a well-loved fruit or crop in South Africa, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.

Granadilla is a well-loved fruit or crop in South Africa, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.

Prickly pear is a well-loved fruit or crop in South Africa, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.

Marula is a well-loved fruit or crop in South Africa, eaten fresh or used in juices, snacks and home cooking.