MINCE PIDE This Turkish Recipe Makes 6 Pizza’s Mince Pide (Turkish pizza) is a Turkish comfort food favorite. In some countries, this may be referred to as Pita. This warm, doughy concoction is about the closest you can get to a home grown Turkish equivalent of a pizza. After having this dish, I can guarantee…
SOUTH AFRICAN KOEKSISTER This Recipe Makes 8 Koeksister’s The South African Koeksister is a traditional Afrikaner dessert, prepared by frying a dough & then infusing it in syrup or honey. The word “koek” derives from the Dutch word, meaning a wheat flour confectionery & “sister” refers to the tradition of two sisters plaiting doughnuts & thereafter dunking…
HOT CROSS BUNS This Recipe Makes 16 Buns Hot Cross Buns are generally eaten on Good Friday in the British Isles, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa & a few regions of America. It is sweet & spiced bun made with either currants, raisins or both. This bun denotes the finish of Lent &…
GROUND BEEF GORDITA This Mexican Recipe Serves 4-6 Ground Beef Gordita is a super delicious recipe to have if you’re a lover of Mexican or Spanish food. I hadn’t tried Gordita’s before as being in South Africa, there are not many restaurants that actually serve them. As a lover of this cuisine, I had…
DHALL PITA This Indian Recipe Serves 2-4 Dhall Pita is a dish consisting of yellow split pea dhall with bits & flour batter, exceptionally simple but extremely wonderful. As this is a dish that includes flour dough, simply like the preparation of roti. Growing up, my grandmother (my dad’s mum) used to prepare this dish…
DUMPLINGS This Recipe Makes ± 10 Dumplings Dumplings are an expansive characterization for a dish that comprises of little bits of batter (produced using an assortment of starch sources), frequently wrapped around a filling yet can be set up as is with no filling. They might be savoury or sweet & can be eaten independent from anyone…