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Did you know?

1. No African country names begin with the letters F, H, I, J, O, P, Q, V, W, X, or Y.

2. Africa is surrounded by water but by definition Africa is not an island because Africa is a continent.

3. The Republic of the Congo is one of the most urbanized countries in Africa.

Potjiekos Chicken and Plantain Stew

Potjiekos Pot Food traditional South African Afrikaner stew

Potjiekos (Pot = potjie and Food =kos) is a traditional Southern African Afrikaner stew cooked in a cast iron pot over an open fire. Our version of Potjiekos Chicken and Plantain Stew is made on the stovetop and served with love.

Potjiekos (Pot = potjie and Food =kos) is a traditional Southern African Afrikaner stew cooked in a cast iron pot over an open fire.
Potjiekos Chicken and Plantain Stew

Potjiekos Chicken and Plantain Stew


Ingredients
4 chicken thighs with skin
2 medium onions, finely sliced
2 ripe plantains, sliced
2 medium carrots, cut into strips
2 medium potatoes, diced
1 large tomato, sliced
2 sprigs chopped parsley
1 sprig thyme
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 hot pepper, finely chopped
1 teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 tablespoon any flavor chutney
2 dried bay leaves
4 cups water
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions
Add all ingredients to a large lidded stew pot, simmer for 1 hour. Serve over rice or with soft bread.


Afrikaner, who are they?

In 1688 a group of French Protestants, striving for religious freedom, fled from France and settled in the Cape. Together with the Free Burghers who were farmers, they are regarded as the earliest ancestors of the Afrikaner nation. This community developed their own language, national identity, history, and religion. Modern-day definition of Afrikaner refers to any white Afrikaans speaking person.

What holidays do Afrikaners celebrate?

New Year and Dingaan's Day or Day of the Covenant memorial festivals are traditionally celebrated annually. Afrikaners also continue to celebrate their heritage in traditional ways and on special occasions put on traditional dress and take part in formal dancing called volkspele. On these occasions, boys and men wear shorts with knee socks, and women wear long dresses and bonnets. Male folk dancing partners also wear shirts with vests and long pants.

What type of sport do Afrikaners enjoy?

Bokdrol Spoeg or Kudu Dung Spitting is a sport practiced by the Afrikaner community in South Africa. Bokdrol Spoeg is a traditional indigenous South African sport of spitting antelope droppings. The object of the competition is to spit the small hard dropping of the Greater Kudu antelope poop the furthest distance. The person who spits the antelope dropping the farthest wins. There is skill in choosing the right texture of poop to spit, the harder the poop the further the poop travels when expelled. And yes there is a yearly competition held in South Africa’s Afrikaner community for Bokdrol Spoeg.


Africa is surrounded by water but is not an island, here are a few African Island facts.

Madagascar is the 4th large island in the world and is located in the Indian Ocean supporting a unique biology, about 90% of its plants and animals are found nowhere else on earth.

Composed of 155 islands, Seychelles is Africa's smallest country. By far the largest island is Mahe, home to about 90% of the population and the site of its capital city of Victoria.

Cabo Verde has a strategic location 310 miles or 500 km from the west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site.

Africa is surrounded by water but by definition Africa is not an island because Africa is a continent. Continents can not be considered islands because of their size and also by historic definition since many people who study geography define islands and continents as two different things.

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