Sunday, December 30, 2012

FOODS OF THE CAPE


TASTY VARIETY OF FOODS

There is no doubt that man has a sophisticated palate. Regardless of nationality or language, he prides himself on the foods that he eats. Virtually every nationality has specific dishes that can be linked to them. For example "Green Curry" is specific to Thai cuisine whereas "Stirfry"or "Chow Mein" is specific to China or Chinese cuisine. "Swine und Kartoffeln" is specific to German cuisine and kettle fried "Fish and Chips"  is specific to English cuisine. "Haggis" is specific to Scottish cuisine. "Seafood Paella" is specific to Spanish  cuisine and "Sushi" is specific to Japanese  cuisine. But the list goes on, in fact the list is endless.

Food in cape town  has no specifics. Cape Malay food and cooking spans the ambit of nations and nationalities with awe inspiring dishes. Cape Malay food and cooking is one of the world's lesser known but rather more exciting cuisines and it comes from the Cape Malay Community of South-Africa. Virtually every conceivable food is available in the Cape, made by its locals who constitute immigrants from diverse nations.   IndonesianFilipino, Javanese, Nigerian, Chinese, Indian, Malaysian, German, Swiss, Spanish, Portuguese, Congolese, Ethiopian, French, Morocan, Egyptian, Australian and Malagasy are just a few that comes to mind each with its own language culture, foods and cooking style. Intermarriage of these peoples, each with an individual sophisticated palate makes for a real feast. Tourism in Cape Town is huge and our food is fit for any Tourist who should visit the good food and wine show Cape Town, as well as the food and wine festival Cape Town.

Crayfish tail curry in a thick sauce served on a bed of basmati rice.

"Cape Malay style Crayfish Curry", "Pens Kerri", "Pootjies Bredie", "Biryaani", "Curries", "Pap en Vleis"  "Bobooties", "Denning Vleis", "Gebraaide Hoene", "Ou mense ona die komberse" "Soet geel rys en Braai" "Worteljies en Ertjies", "Gesmmorde Snoek en Kool", "Somosas and pies", "half moons and sausage rolls" and koeksisters (in Afrikaans it means the sister of cake) are just a few of the mouth watering dishes that are the staple foods of the Cape. The foods here in Cape Town, Western Cape is as diverse as its people, totally cosmopolitan. There are numerous "take away joints" or sit in "a la carte" that caters food to every taste bud and sophisticated palate. But if you don't want to buy it, you could always make it yourself. Learn to cook a variety of foreign dishes or foods right here, stay posted for the recipes.

Rich Butter Chicken made with real dairy cream.
Hot Chicken Curry fit for a Rajah.
Olive loaves straight from the oven.
Mixed vegetable salad topped with rice noodle.
Steamed colourful Mixed vegetable side dish, eaten with Pilau.
Fried Massala Snoek served with potato chips with a spicy sprinkle.

Chicken Curry with Potatoes served long grained Basmati rice
Tasty Mutton Curry and Potatoes in a thick spicy gravy.
Roast Leg and potatoes served on a bed of lettuce.
Tandoori Chicken Curry is really nice with yellow saffron rice. 
Steamed mix vegetable side dish rich with anti-oxidants.
Food delivery Cape Town is available in a Cape Town box.
Look out for:- Bobooti en geel rys, Tamatie Bredie, Pot roasted Chicken, Mutton and cabbage breedie, Peppered stead and mashed potatoes, Gebakte snoek en Patats, Roast potatoes and plat vleis, Vegatable curry, Moong dal and fish, Ertjies en Worteltjies, Roasted marrow stuffed with frikandel mix, Tika Fish curry, Chicpea curry, Oven roasted meat and vegatable, Gebakte vis en gesmoorde tamatie, Boontjie kerri, Fried Chops with roast potato, Gesmoorde rys en lensies, Baked Potato with cream cheese and garlic, Mix bean curry with white rys, snyboontjie breedie, Cottage Pie, Braised steak with peppers and thyme,  Mixed vegatable pie, Malabar matthi curry, Baked potato wedges an roast chicken, Sterke pampoen en wit rys breedie, Patatoes chips and salsa, Rcipes. Food, Kos, Comida, nourriture, Xāh̄ār Lebensmittel, طعام, cibo, еда, makanan, thức ăn, jedzenie, ruoka, mat, gıda, voedsel, Bhōjana, sakafo, Shípǐn, Khādya, ushqim, pagkain, trofí̱, foods, bhakṣaṇaṁ, élelmiszer, کھانا, toit, matur, ukudla, bwyd,

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