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A koesister or koe'sister [1] is a traditional Cape Malay pastry often described as a spicy dumpling with a cake-like texture, finished off with a sprinkling of coconut. [ 2 ] The inaugural World Koesister Day was celebrated on Sunday, 1 September 2019 at an event hosted at the Radisson RED Hotel V&A Waterfront, Cape Town , South Africa , in ...
A koeksister (/ ˈ k ʊ k s ɪ s t ə r /; Afrikaans: [ˈkukˌsəs.tər] ⓘ) [1] is a traditional Afrikaner confectionery made of fried dough infused in syrup or honey. There is also a Cape Malay version of the dish, [2] which is a fried ball of dough that is rolled in desiccated coconut called a koesister. [3]
Cape Malay ancestry includes people from South [10] and Southeast Asia, Madagascar, and Khoekhoe descent. ... and koeksisters are staples in many South African homes.
In the Cape Malay community the dessert is often eaten during Eid. [1] It is often baked at home as part of a dessert-baking cottage industry in the country and sold alongside other popular South African desserts such as koeksisters.
Faldela Adams [1] was born in 1952 [2] on Pontac Street, in District Six, of Cape Town, South Africa [3] and attended Rahmaniyah Primary School. [4] She was trained to cook by her grandmother, a respected [peacock prose] caterer, in the Sixth Municipal District of Cape Town and after she understood the basics, began to help in preparing food. [5]
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Koeksister: South Africa, Namibia and Botswana: A South African syrup-coated doughnut in a twisted or braided shape (like a plait). Koki: Cameroon: A dish of steamed black eyed peas with red palm oil and hot peppers. Konkonte: Ghana: A famine food of Ghana made from dried and pounded manioc root. Kuli-kuli: Nigeria, Cameroon
Malay. Bobotie—a dish of Malay descent, is like meatloaf with raisins and with baked egg on top, and is often served with yellow rice, sambals, coconut, banana slices, and chutney. Cape Malay curry—a curry most often made with chicken and spiced with mild masala.