from this fruit. The ripe fruit lying on the ground is processed into jams, wine and beer. Many local communities depend on this fruit for extra income. The jam is enjoyed with roosterkoek and on version steaks, such as kudu. Morogo—spinach-like wild plant sometimes seen as a weed. Traditionally boiled and served with pap, or dried in small lumps for extended shelf life. The traditional Afrikaner/Boer preparation usually incorporates onion, potato, or both. Sweet Hertzoggie—a tartlet with an apricot jam filling and dried coconut meringue topping. Koeksisters—come in two forms and are a sweet delicacy among all South Africans. Afrikaans koeksisters are twisted pastries, deep fried and strongly sweetened. Koeksisters found in the Cape Flats are sweet and spicy, shaped like large eggs, and deep fried. Malva pudding—a sweet spongy apricot pudding of Dutch origin. Melktert—a milk-based tart or dessert. Melkkos—a traditional South African dish. Served as a standalone dish for supper and for lunch in some instances. (Famous traditional cookbooks such as the "Kook en Geniet" don't refer to this a dessert though). Mealie-bread—a sweet bread baked with sweetcorn. Mosbolletjies—a sweet bun made with aniseed and a grape juice leavening agent from the wine-making region of South Africa. Baked twice to make mosbeskuit. Pampoenkoekies (pumpkin fritters)—flour has been supplemented with or replaced by pumpkin. Some variants are patatkoekie (sweet-potato fritter), aartappelkoekie (potato fritter), ryskoekie (rice fritter), where pumpkin is replaced with either sweet potato, potato or rice. Peppermint crisp tart—a traditional fridge tart made with peppermint crisp chocolate, caramel treat, Tennis biscuits and fresh cream. Rusks—a rectangular, hard, dry biscuit eaten after being dunked in tea or coffee; they are either home-baked or shop-bought (with the most popular brand being Ouma Rusks). Vetkoek (fat cake, doughnut, Amagwinya《 in isiXhosa 》)—deep-fried dough balls, typically stuffed with meat or served with snoek fish or jam. Drinks Amasi—fermented milk. Boeber—a traditional Cape Malay sweet milk drink, made with vermicelli, sago, sugar, and flavoured with cardamom, stick cinnamon and rose water. Mafi—fermented milk, often consumed with pap or by itself. Mageu—a drink made from fermented mealie pap. Rooibos—a herbal tea indigenous to South Africa. Umqombothi—a type of beer made from fermented maize and sorghum. See also Amarula List of African cuisines Malay cuisine Indian cuisine Dutch cuisine List of restaurants in South Africa South African wine Footnotes References Citations Coetzee, Renata, 1977. The South African Culinary Tradition, C. Struik Publishers, Cape Town, South