South African foods are sometimes called rainbow foods as it comes from a wide variety of nationalities and tastes.  It is sometimes loved and enjoyed and sometimes people tend to lean towards avoiding it.  Below I will explain some of the foods you might be confronted with if you ever find yourself in our beautiful country.

Some of the foods don’t have English names so I will have to use the Afrikaans names with an explanation.  If you’re interested in trying some of these at home, I could post another document with some of the recipes for you to try at home.