FOOD

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African Food

Bobotie

The recipe probably comes from the Dutch colony of Batavia. The name is derived from the Indonesian Bobotok. The recipe was imported into South Africa in the seventeenth century and was adopted by the community of Cape Malays.

Bobotie was originally made with lamb or pork, today it is made with beef or lamb. Powder curry, sambal or chutney, ginger, marjoram, lemon zest, onions, dried fruits like apricots or raisins, nuts or bananas, decorate the dish, often served with basmati rice. The recipe was taken away by South African settlers throughout Africa (Kenya, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia). It was found even among the 7000 Boer settlers who settled in the valley of Chubut in Argentina in the early twentieth century. The Bobotie is a South African dish of spiced minced meat, browned in the oven with a topping made of egg and bread soaked in milk.

Drink

The Amarula is a liqueur made of sugar, cream and marula fruit, widespread in southern Africa and the Sahel-Saharan tree. This drink was launched in September 1989 by a South African company, the Southern Liqueur Company. It has a very sweet, close to caramel taste.