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Roosterkoek
(Roosterbrood, Grid Cakes)
Roosterkoek, literally meaning grill cake, is a traditional bread baked on a grid over the coals. Made with flour, yeast, salt, sugar, oil, and water, these small balls of leavened bread dough are brushed with butter and grilled until slightly charred.
Roosterkoek is best enjoyed piping hot, straight off the grill, smeared with more butter. The bread makes an inevitable part of a braai, a South African barbecue, but it's also great as a snack, paired with butter, jam, or cheese.
WHERE TO EAT The best Roosterkoek in the world (according to food experts)
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Recommended by Roxanne Reid and 6 other food critics.
"Mouth watering roosterkoek."
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Recommended by Thalia Hamilton and 5 other food critics.
"We also ordered a fourth rooster koek (which is a traditional Afrikaans bread served often with a braai). The bread was fantastic and wonderfully fresh."
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Recommended by Men's Health and 3 other food critics.
"You will get a chance to sample their renowned roosterkoek and understand why Daggaboer won the hotly-contested best padstal in the country competition last year."
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Recommended by Jason Beinstein and 2 other food critics.
"I had an amazing Roosterkoek w/ Biltong and Cheese."
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Recommended by Eli La Cock and 2 other food critics.
"Our Saturday kicks off with a kaas and konfyt roosterkoek from Kobus se Gat (Oppikoppi has the best food stalls ever, by the way!). The doughy koek lines the stomach so intensely."
