| South Africa is sometimes known as the "Rainbow | | | | slices coconut and chutney. |
| Nation", a term coined by Archbishop Desmond Tutu | | | | - Frikkadel - Meatballs with bread, eggs, onions and |
| and later adopted by then President Nelson Mandela, | | | | spices. |
| which encapsulates the diversity of the country's | | | | - Mealie bread - A sweetened bread baked with |
| peoples and cultures. This diversity is also reflected in | | | | sweetcorn. |
| South African cuisine, which includes cookery practised | | | | - Potjiekos - A stew containing meat, vegetables, |
| by indigenous people including the Khoisan, Sotho- and | | | | potato or rice, with water or wine added. Fruits or |
| Xhosa-speaking peoples, settler cookery introduced by | | | | pasta are sometimes added. |
| people of Afrikaner and British descent, the cuisine of | | | | - Sosatie - A Cape Malay dish consisting of mutton |
| the Cape Malay people (people who came from | | | | marinated with onions, chillies, garlic, curry leaves and |
| Malaysia and Indonesia, and and introduced many | | | | tamarind sauce, placed on skewers and then fried or |
| dishes influenced by Malaysian cuisine), and the cuisine | | | | grilled. |
| of people of Indian descent (influenced by Indian | | | | - Tomato bredie (Afrikaans: Tamatiebredie) - Mutton |
| cuisine). Additionally, South African cuisine has taken | | | | stew, seasoned with cardamom, chillies, cinnamon, |
| influences from that of neighboring countries, and this | | | | cloves and ginger. |
| can most clearly been in some dishes that contain | | | | - Waterblommetjiebredie - Meat stewed with Cape |
| traces of Portuguese cuisine - Angola and | | | | Pondweed flowers. |
| Mozambique both having been former Portuguese | | | | - Vetkoek - Dough, filled with ground (minced) meat or |
| colonies. | | | | syrup and honey, and then deep-fried. |
| Some popular South African dishes include: | | | | - Malva Pudding - A apricot-flavored sponge-like |
| - Biltong - Salty, dried, meat (beef, game or even | | | | dessert. |
| ostrich), similar to jerky. | | | | - Melktert - Melktert is Afrikaans for "milk tart". This |
| - Bobotie - Bobotie is a Cape Malay dish that | | | | dessert consists of a pastry crust containing a creamy |
| resembles a meatloaf with raisins, and with a baked | | | | filling made from milk, flour, sugar and eggs. Cinnamon |
| egg on top. The dish is served with various | | | | is sometimes sprinkled on the surface. |
| accompaniments such as yellow rice, sambals, banana | | | | |