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Meat
Boerewors
boo-ruh-vors
A traditional South African sausage made from beef and spices.
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Cape Malay Curry
Kaapse-Maleise kerrie
KAH-puhs Mah-LAYS kuh-ree
A fragrant and flavorful curry dish with a blend of spices and slow-cooked meat.
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Snack
Meat
Gatsby
gat-sbee
A large sandwich with fillings like steak, fries, and sauce.
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Side dish
Vegetarian
Chakalaka
cha-ka-lah-ka
A spicy vegetable relish often served with bread or pap.
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Bobotie
boh-BOH-tee
A baked curried mince dish with an egg-based topping.
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Fish & Seafood
Snoek Braai
snoo-eck br-EYE
Grilled snoek fish basted with apricot glaze, typically cooked over open flames.
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Sosatie
soh-SAH-tee
Marinated meat skewers grilled over an open flame.
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Fish & Seafood
Smoked Snoek
Gerookte Snoek
guh-ROOK-tuh Snook
A type of fish commonly smoked and served with apricot jam.
Snack
Meat
Biltong
BIL-tong
A cured and dried meat snack, traditionally beef or game.
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Street food
Meat
Bunny Chow
BUN-nee Chow
A hollowed-out bread loaf filled with spicy curry.