1. What is chakalaka?
A: A spicy vegetable dish made of peppers, carrots, tomatoes and onions. Usually served with pap or boerewors.
2. What is the classic accompaniment at a snoek braai?
A: Apricot jam
3. Name the small South African town in which Ouma Rusks were first baked.
A: Molteno
4. Bokkoms refer to salted fish that is dried by the wind and then eaten. True or false?
A: True
5. What is a Hertzoggie?
A: A small shortbread biscuit, filled with jam and topped with coconut meringue. Named after ex Prime Minister of SA, B M Hertzog.
6. What is the popular spice that is traditionally sprinkled on the top of a melktert?
A: Cinnamon
7. What does the term “tshisa njama” refer to?
A: Braaing meat (literal – to burn meat)
8. What type of meat is used for the making of the traditional South African dish tomato bredie?
A: lamb
9. What SA beer was the fastest growing beer in the world in the year 2013
A: Castle Lite
10. What popular treat is made from deep-fried dough, soaked in cold syrup and shaped to resemble a braid?
A: Koeksisters
11. What prominent spice gives biltong its unique flavour?
A: Coriander
12. What is the Cape Malay deep-fried snack called, which is made by deep-frying a spicy ball of dough?
A: Dhaltjie
13. What animal and part of the body does a “smiley” refer to?
A: Sheep’s head
14. What famous South African pudding was named after a Springbok Rugby Player?
A: Jan Ellis Pudding
15. What animal part is used for the preparation of the traditional South African dish called Mala Mogodu?
A: Tripe
16. What type of dish is the city of Durban most well-known for?
A: Curry
17. What is the traditional name for samp and beans?
A: Umngqusho
18. What type of alcoholic beverage is the popular South African drink Umqombothi
A: Beer
19. What 3 distinct flavours does the Cape Malay dish, boeber contain?
A: Cardamom, cinnamon, rose water
20. What SA brandy is officially the Best Brandy in the World?
A: Van Ryn’s 12 year old Distiller’s Reserve