Lunch on Heritage Day - you want me to eat what?!

African beer

Federico eating Mopani worms, ewww!

Pot of Mopani worms

Chicken feet

Sept 22, Heritage Day at Hnkl

I wanted to remember what we ate for lunch. Even the Whites (Afrikans) would not go near the Blacks food booth! I was hanging at the Blacks booth taking pictures and would see people stopping by and just picking up a worm and popping it into their mouth like it's a snack, gag! BUT we decided that we will at least taste some of it. Federico and I both had the tendons and ox tripe and then I had the chicken feet and he ate the worms, yuck! The ladies also gave us some other dishes like pap with sour milk. I have to admit non of it was especially yummy but at least I tried it! I don't think I will ask for the recipes to these dishes! I took a picture of Federico eating the Mopani worm but it wasnt good so I wanted him to do it again for a better picture, he just looked at me and said don't push it, lol!

The food from the Indian booth was delicious and the steam fish from the Coloured booth was also great. Too bad we were to full to go to the Afrikaner booth but they are the most westernized of the 4 booths and we have had different versions of it in our meals here. It was so much fun, we were treated like VIPs and everyone wanted us to try their food.

These are the 4 different menus, not all are weird and disgusting:

AFRICAN MENU FOR CULTURAL DAY

Ting - Sour Porridge made with Mabele

Umngqusho - Samp & Sugar BeansDumbling

Mogodu - Ox Tripe

Maotwana - Chicken feet with tomato gravy

Masonja - Mopani worms

Morogo – African Spinach

Home made ginger drink

Nama ya Tlhogo - Meat from the cow's head

Phuthu na Masi - Dry pap and sour milkPap

AFRIKANER MENU
Main Course: Potjiekos
•Oxtail
•Chicken
•Lamb
•Biltong
•Lambknuckle
(Served with Rice / Samp)
Dessert:
•Koeksisters
•Milktart

Indian Meal

STARTERS
Indian Chai (Tea) with Naan Katai (Biscuits)

ada (Savoury)

OR Samoosa
MAIN MEAL
Vegetable Breyani served with dhall & salads
OR Mutton Curry with potatoes served with roti or rice.
* Above meals with pickles
DESSERT
Soji
Falooda Milk (Milk Shake)
Vermicilli Milk & papad.
Various sweet meats

Menu for Heritage Day Colored Food
Mutton Bredie with Tamaryn

Baked Snoek (in Foil)

Dessert

Yellow rice with Raisins & Cinnamon

Koeksisters

Lemon beet Slaai

Trifle
Gemmer bier