South-African eating habits

Hello everybody! Today I will write something about the South-African eating habits. Actually, South-Africa doesn’t really have a domestic cuisine. There is one thing for sure: most of the South-Africans loves meat. A bit of my own experience: the meat is really delicious just as all the other dishes I have eaten in South-Africa. Seafood is also very popular. You can think of oysters, mussels, fish and lobster. Due to the good South-African climate, locally grown fruit and vegetables are generally of a high standard.

The daily culinary timetable of South-Africa follows the British model. What could you expect if you order a breakfast in a hotel? Most of the time they serve a breakfast of eggs with bacon and usually some kind of sausage. Another trend which is becoming increasingly popular in South-Africa is eating muesli, fruit, yoghurt and croissants for breakfast. It’s funny because when I was in Cape Town I could really see the upcoming trend. There are a lot of new lunch rooms serving breakfast which consist of croissants, muesli etcetera. Lunch is eaten around 1 pm and dinner in the evening around 7pm or 8pm. During lunch it is also usual to have warm meals such as chicken and meat. The same meals are eaten for lunch and dinner.

Having a 'Braai' together with locals in Hermanus

Each country has most of the time its own styles of cooking. Braais, boerekos and Cape Cuisine are the best-known foods of South-Africa. ‘Braaien’ is actually the same thing as barbecuing but it is an intensely social event. When I was in Hermanus – near Cape Town and famous for whale watching – I was asked by locals to join them during their ‘Braai’. The food was amazing and there was a wide variety of choices. Boerekos stands for ‘farmer’s food’ and it is mainly enjoyed by Afrikaners. Cape Cuisine is brought to South-Africa by Asian and Madagascan slaves. This style of cooking is characterized by mild, semi-sweet curries with strong Indonesian influences. Bobotie is a famous example! See the following link how to make:
-Bobotie

To close this post, I want to mention that the South-African food is of a high quality. I have been in many countries but one thing is for sure: it's the best in South-Africa!

Regards,

Ceesjan