Bo Kaap-- Cape Malay Cuisine

Our first journey into Bo Kaap, a Muslim area of Cape Town, included a home-cooked meal in the home of a very nice older woman who spoiled us silly.

 Potatoes and chicken in a delicious curry on a bed of white rice.

 Milktart, a flan-like traditional Cape Malay dessert.

 Kooksistas: Soft, sweet doughnuts covered in coconut. A woman on Bo Kaap makes hundreds to sell for 3R every Sunday.

Jess, mesmerized.

Moyo

Moyo in Stellenbosch is a giant outdoor restaurant that CIEE paid for our group, plus the 164 Arts and Sciences kids, to visit as a sort of "welcome" dinner. It was unlike any buffet I have seen before with a dozen stations for salad, game, fish, chicken, potjies (traditional stews), fruit, etc. This plate is filled with chicken, olives, spinach salad, pup (a traditional dish of maize with a sweet vegetable sauce over it), springbok-- I had to try it-- and mussels. Delicious.

Molweni!

Hi everyone,

This idea for a blog started because I have always loved cooking and "food photos". The other members of my group didn't quite understand when I was whipping out my camera to document salads and sandwiches, so I created this blog to make it all seem a little more legit. Since you can learn a lot about a culture through its cuisine, this food blog with be a little glimpse into my life in Cape Town to supplement my normal blog. It will be mostly pictures of food I have either gotten at restaurants, made, or experienced in some other way while traveling for 6 months in Cape Town and the Western Cape province of South Africa. Enjoy!