Introduction.
South African Traditional cuisine - recipes influenced by many cultures over hundreds of years.
Outdoors and indoors recipes that came through the years, and which has now become household recipes, passed from one generation to the next.
Diverse cooking methods that stems from the 1800's when there were no facilities, apart from open fires, and living and cooking in the outdoors.
This lead to the development,through trial and error, of unique ways and measures to ensure a diverse, healthy diet, where no wastage could be afforded, despite the lack of facilities etc.
Due to the "trekking", meal times, especially dinner and Sunday lunch times, became very important social affairs, where many tales, planning and the exchange of news and new ideas with regards to handling, acting and social skills protocols were exchanged, especially, since due to the "trekking", many new cultures and different climates etc. were found and experienced, each with its unique rules of acceptable behaviour and social protocols.
This holds true even today, where numerous gatherings etc. be it family orientated or close friends meeting for sports events, still takes place on weekends in the form of either informal "braai's or potjiekos" or more formally in the form of Sunday lunches.