If you have a sweet tooth, then you'll love koeksisters! This is a recipe for one of South Africa's best-loved baked sweet. Koeksister is derived from the Dutch word koekje, which means "cookie" and is a syrup-coated doughnut in either a twisted or braided shape.  South Africa, being a cultural pot, has two types of koeksister - the Cape Malay and the Afrikaner. The former is spicier and usually covered in dried coconut, while the latter has more syrup and is crispier. (BRAIDED)...

Samp and Beans is a traditional dish of the Nguni people of South Africa. Referred to as isistambu by the Zulu people and umngqusho by the Xhosa people – the biggest Nguni groups – the dish is made from slowly cooked sugar beans and samp (crushed corn kernels). It is beleived that the word 'samp' comes from the Native American word naussamp which the English called "samp". Seeing that South Africa was also once a British colony, it is likely that the word travelled to the country's shores in due time. In today's...