Says Anja: “At Sense of Africa we love teambuilding, so our group decided to go traditional and show off our country’s diverse culture. We wanted to add a dose of extra flavour to the competition and it worked well with our traditional dish of matangara (Sweet Burning Bliss). We represented the Namas, Wambos, Caprivians and Tswanas with our dress, and even performed a couple of dances in between!
But… it was tough to cook the whole meal on the fire! These days we’re so used to quickly popping a dish into the microwave, or buying already prepared food, that we’ve lost the skill of cooking on the fire as our forbears did. What’s more, the matangara was a difficult dish, as we had to cook, and cook, and cook a whole lot of ingredients until perfection, all in one massive pot! It seemed like an endless task, but in the end we pulled our meal off very nicely.”
Each member received an FNB body warmer.
Starter
The Orange and White soup
Method
Cook peeled onions, garlic and green chillies in melted butter until soft. Add lemon juice and chicken stock and stir until well mixed. Add water and cubed-and-peeled butternut. Simmer until thick and all ingredients are well blended. Add cream and serve warm.
Main course
Sweet Burning Bliss
Ingredients
Water, sheep’s stomach (soaked in milk the night before), Madras hot curry, onions, potatoes, green peppers, yellow pepper, red pepper, ground black pepper, finely ground white pepper, salt, sunflower oil, mayonnaise, spinach, tomatoes, Top Score maize meal, condensed milk, cream-style sweet corn, butter, matured cheddar cheese
Method
Dessert
Dumplings á la Queens
Method