South African food culture
South Africa is a place full of adventure, dreams and memories. There are dense and lush tropical rainforests, simple and rugged customs and customs. What is more attractive is that South Africa also has African cuisine with strong customs. South Africa's "important food town" is Cape Town, which is the birthplace of South African cuisine. It has long been deeply influenced by Eastern, Western and African food culture. Formed its own unique food culture.
Many tourists to South Africa are impressed by the variety of delicious dishes here. There is a variety of local delicacies as well as delicacies that blend the tastes of all over the world. South African chefs are undoubtedly working hard to satisfy the tastes of the world's top gourmets. In South Africa you will find:
Good value for money, which is a distinctive feature of modern South African cuisine. Enjoy good food in South Africa costs a fraction of what it costs elsewhere. A big meal in South Africa costs only 30% of the cost of anywhere else.
Cape wines are affordable and extremely popular. There are also seafood such as mussels, oysters, abalone, crabs and crayfish. There is a large number of local seafood here, with a wide variety of varieties, which our Asian tourists especially like.
Just South Africa's five-flowered beef and delicious Karu sheep are worth a visit. When tourists come to South Africa and face large chunks of first-class beef on plates, they often can't believe how low their prices are.
Delicious game, such as African wild boar, crocodiles, ostrich, goats, guinea fowls and sheep's louvers (made from the inner lining of sheep's stomachs), give South Africa an important place in the diet across the African continent.
Oriental condiments, red peppers from Northeast Africa, and cooking methods left over by early Dutch, British colonists and later grape colonists combined with the barbeque/braai methods of local residents have made South Africa a food where flavors emerge like a kaleidoscope, worthy of the reputation of the "Rainbow Country".
The fusion of cooking and bold innovation in popular foods makes eating a pleasure. Bunny chow from Durban on the east coast is a half white bread stuffed with a lot of East Indian curry powder. It is steaming hot and spicy. When first invented, it was just a ready-to-eat food. In a Johannesburg restaurant, a gourmet version of the food was born-a freshly baked bun emptied and stuffed with grilled prawns, with the aroma of cumin and a hint of garlic in curry sauce. The taste is wonderful...
From Japanese sushi to Thai, Vietnam, French Provence and Italian Tuscan cuisine, modern cuisine and international dining trends have become a beautiful sight for South Africa's urban dining. Like Singapore and London's Soho, pizza, pasta and sashimi are popular here. Good Italian food may be the most common delicacy in the area, but in all major cities, there are many well-regarded Greek, Portugal, China, Indian and French restaurants.
In local scenic spots, many African-style restaurants are mushrooming, which is an exciting trend. Johannesburg's Moyo restaurant serves specialties from all over Africa, especially North Africa. Wandie's in Soweto has become a well-known restaurant because of its good atmosphere. In addition, Cape Town's The Africa Café is so popular that it publishes a cookbook celebrating its success. Details of such restaurants are available in local dining guides (Eat Out), newspapers and the Internet.