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Vegan dishes
Dishes that are traditionally served vegan
Sweet deep-fried wheat dough ball
Amagwinya or Magwinya
Salad made with baked beans in tomato sauce, green beans, green pepper, onion in a vinegar and fruit chutney sauce
Three Bean Salad
Curry mixed with coconut milk and seasonal vegetables.
Vegetable Curry
Boiled cut beets with onions, in red wine vinegar sauce
Beet Salad
Vegetable stew made from beans, chili, tomato, onions and cornmeal. Make sure: no butter is added
Chakalaka
Bread roll filled with veg. curry stew made of chickpeas, peppers, potatoes, chili and spices. Make sure: no cheese is added
Vegetable Bunny Chow
Maize meal savoury porridge, often comes with tomato sauce on top known as "Pap en Sous".
Pap
Bread made inside of a pot commonly served with soup. Make sure: no butter is used
Potbrood
A paste made of tomatoes, onion, chili, and lettuce. Make sure: no honey or mayonnaise is added
Sambal
"Samp and beans", dried corn kernels with carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, and curry spices. Make sure: no butter is used
Umngqusho
Roasted butternut, potato, red pepper, and onions
Vegetables Of The Day
Soggy french fries drowned in vinegar and added salt.
Slap Tjips
Red bush tea
Rooibos
Dishes that can be Veganized
Dishes that are not vegan by default, but can be made so, by asking to remove or change part of the ingredients.
A bread roll with chips, vegetables and meat. To veganize: ask for no meat
Getsby
Green pea soup made of peas, onions, celery, and carrots and bacon/sausage. To veganize: ask for no meat
Ertjiesop
Baked potato, roasted vegetables, bread or crackers and different dips. To veganize: ask for no cheese or eggs
Vegetable Platter
Fresh fruits, oats or muesli and yogurt. To veganize: substitute milk and honey.
Tropical breakfast
A vegetable patty served in a bun with different sides and sauces. To veganize: ask for no cheese or egg
Vegetable Burger
Tomato onion and cheese sandwich. To Veganize: Ask for cheese substitute.
Braai Broodjies
Fresh seasonal fruit salads.
Fruit Salad
Dishes that are not vegan, but appear to be
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
Pumpkin patties made with eggs
Pampoenkoekies
Local sweets that are usually made with butter and or milk
Koeksisters
Bread with sweet corn made with milk and eggs
Mealie Bread
Cookies containing butter
