How Our Rusks Are Made
From rolling bolletjies to baking twice: the story behind Suikerbekkie Keuken's beskuit, and the memory that started it all.
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How to Eat Beskuit
Beskuit is rock hard on purpose. Here's how to eat it the way it's meant to be eaten, without breaking a tooth.
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Sunday Mornings with Beskuit
Nearly every South African household has a beskuit tin. In ours, it sat next to my parents' bed every Sunday morning.
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Bobotie, My Ouma’s Dish
Spiced mince under a layer of egg, milk and turmeric: the story behind our bobotie, and the memory of my ouma’s kitchen.
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Peppermint Crisp Tert: making a South African classic in the bush
The story behind our Peppermint Crisp Tert: how we made this South African no-bake dessert every year while camping in the bush, with no electricity and just a Tupperware for the cream.
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Roosterkoek, and my grandfather’s stokbrood
Bread over the fire takes me right back to my grandfather: the story behind our roosterkoek, from stokbrood on a childhood camping trip to the flat rolls I make now.
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