My South African Diet
Dumelang!
Whenever I talk to someone in America, one question they always ask is... “What do you eat?”As a vegetarian (and overall picky eater), my food diary is not an accurate representation of the food in South Africa, or the food that most other volunteers eat. So, in an effort to give ya’ll a more in-depth look into South African food, I thought I would touch on all of it. (P.S. I got all these pics from the web, no copyright infringement intended blah blah blah)
Pap is the most important food in South Africa culture. Most people eat it on a daily basis and sometimes it’s the entire meal. The most “American” thing I can compare it to is Cream of Wheat: bland and dense. It’s very popular because it’s cheap, easy enough to make, lasts a long time, and is dense in calories, which is important for people who can’t afford a lot of food or don’t eat a lot. One of our LCF’s said, “It’s not a meal unless there is pap!” I ate a lot of pap when I was living with my host family, but now th…
Whenever I talk to someone in America, one question they always ask is... “What do you eat?”As a vegetarian (and overall picky eater), my food diary is not an accurate representation of the food in South Africa, or the food that most other volunteers eat. So, in an effort to give ya’ll a more in-depth look into South African food, I thought I would touch on all of it. (P.S. I got all these pics from the web, no copyright infringement intended blah blah blah)
Pap is the most important food in South Africa culture. Most people eat it on a daily basis and sometimes it’s the entire meal. The most “American” thing I can compare it to is Cream of Wheat: bland and dense. It’s very popular because it’s cheap, easy enough to make, lasts a long time, and is dense in calories, which is important for people who can’t afford a lot of food or don’t eat a lot. One of our LCF’s said, “It’s not a meal unless there is pap!” I ate a lot of pap when I was living with my host family, but now th…
