There are certain foods and drinks that do more than satisfy your appetite. They transport you back to another place and time, bringing with them memories of family, traditions, and moments you didn’t realize would stay with you forever. Over the May long weekend, we made a visit to Hyperama and Lekker Meat Shop. WalkingContinueContinue reading “A Little Taste of Home 🇿🇦”
Category Archives: South African Food Culture
What I Eat When I Visit Cape Town 🇿🇦
Whenever I visit Cape Town, I don’t arrive with a strict plan. I always arrive with a mental foodie list. These are the foods I crave almost immediately. Not fancy. Not trendy. Just familiar, comforting, and deeply tied to home, especially the ones that don’t quite taste the same in Toronto. The welcoming sign atContinueContinue reading “What I Eat When I Visit Cape Town 🇿🇦”
Boerewors: The Taste of Home 🇿🇦
When I think about home – South Africa and braais (aka BBQs), the first thing that comes to mind is Boerewors. It’s a traditional South African sausage made from coarse-ground beef, pork, or lamb with the perfect balance of meat and fat, seasoned with coriander, nutmeg, black pepper, and cloves. When it hits the grillContinueContinue reading “Boerewors: The Taste of Home 🇿🇦”
Every Culture Has a Pot on the Fire
It’s been a while since I’ve written here. Life’s been full, work, motherhood, and everything in between. But lately, I’ve been craving something grounding. Something that feels like home. And nothing does that quite like potjie kos. If you’ve never heard of it, potjie kos (pronounced “poy-key kos”) means small pot food in Afrikaans, it’sContinueContinue reading “Every Culture Has a Pot on the Fire”
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