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🇿🇦South Africa

Coconut Squares

Kokosblokkies

A South African fridge tart of Tennis biscuits, condensed milk, coconut, and white chocolate, a no-bake classic. A national and party staple, sweet and coconutty

🇿🇦South Africa

Hertzoggies

A South African jam tart with a pastry base, jam filling, and a coconut-meringue topping, baked golden. A national and tea-time classic, sweet and chewy

🇿🇦Cape Town, South Africa

Hoenderpastei

Cape Dutch chicken pie: chicken in a sweet-savoury sauce sharpened with lemon juice, layered with hard-boiled egg, baked under a double pastry crust.

🇿🇦South Africa

Koeksister

An Afrikaans sweet of plaited dough, fried golden and soaked in ice-cold sugar syrup, crispy and sticky. A national and tea-time staple, sweet and crunchy

🇿🇦Cape Town, South Africa

Koesister (Cape Malay)

Koesister

The Cape Malay version of koeksister: spiced dough balls fried and rolled in desiccated coconut, with cardamom and ginger. A Cape Town and Cape Malay classic, sweet and aromatic, a national and tea-time treat, a festive and Sunday pastry, a spiced sweet.

🇿🇦South Africa

Melktert (Milk Tart)

Melktert

A South African custard tart with a pastry crust, creamy milk filling, and cinnamon dusting, a Dutch-origin classic. A national and bakery staple, creamy and sweet

🇿🇦South Africa

Peppermint Crisp Tart

Peppermint Crisp tert

A South African fridge tart of Tennis biscuits, caramel, cream, and Peppermint Crisp chocolate, layered and chilled. A national and party classic, sweet and minty

🇬🇵Guadeloupe

Samosa

समोसा

A crisp South Asian pastry is folded around spiced potato, peas, onion, or meat, then fried and served with chutney