South African Inspired Foods To Try Before You Die
For anyone who really loves food, you probably have a “foodie bucket list” either on paper or in your mind to make sure that you get exposure to all of the delicious foods the world has to offer.
Food has an incredible way of transporting you to a community or sharing an important cultural message and identity, which is why some foods become a representative symbol for a whole group of people. Here are a few proudly South African recipes that exemplify our fantastic nation that you should definitely try:
Chicken Sishebo
A sishebo, broadly speaking means “something that adds flavour” or “something to eat with”. It’s typically represented as gravy, but it can be made in a whole host of fantastic ways. One common way to enjoy it in South Africa is using chicken and curry spice. Layers of rich and hearty flavourings such as mushrooms, onions and green peppers are stewed to perfection, and the thick gravy is ideally served with rice or pap to help soak up the flavour of the sauce. There is nothing quite like a chicken sishebo if you are looking to dabble in the culinary expanse South Africa has to offer.
Curried Chicken Liver Bunny Chow
Of all the wonderful foods that our country has to offer, few are as beloved and emblematic of South African culture quite like the bunny chow. A bunny chow is typically a half or quarter loaf of bread hollowed out, loaded with fiery curry and then topped off with the remaining bread as a lid. It’s a deeply satisfying and thoroughly unique meal to eat for the first time. So, if you have not tried one of these spicy quarter-loaf-lunch-tins, then it’s high time you get on this train to flavour town. This curried chicken liver bunny chow recipe is a slight deviation from the traditional chicken curry recipe with the use of liver as opposed to more conventional stewing meat, but it’s definitely worth a shot if you feel like trying something different.
Spicy Boerewors Meatball Stew
Yet another icon of South African food is boerewors. This beloved sausage has become synonymous with braais and general South Africanness. For this recipe, the flavours of the traditional beef sausage such as coriander and nutmeg are transformed into meatballs and served with a spicy sauce to create a stew of epic and delicious proportions. Enjoy it served it with a tasty heap of butternut isijingi, and you can go ahead and cross this one off your foodie bucket list. These South African inspired foods have intense flavours and deep cultural messages, which is why they should definitely be added to your list of foods to try before you die. This Article was supplied by NP Digital.
