Traditional bobotie: the South African baked curried minced meat with dried fruit and egg-and-milk topping
Published on: June 27, 2026
South Africa's national dish, a legacy of Cape Malay cooking: ground meat sautéed with onion, curry, turmeric, dried apricot, raisins and almonds, covered with an egg and milk custard with bay leaves and baked until golden. Served with yellow raisin rice and chutney.