Koeksister, the Glossary
A koeksister is a traditional Afrikaner confectionery made of fried dough infused in syrup or honey.[1]
Table of Contents
10 relations: Afrikaners, Dessert, Dough, Koe'sister, Laurens van der Post, List of African dishes, List of doughnut varieties, Orania, Pastry, Sugar.
- South African snack foods
Afrikaners
Afrikaners are a Southern African ethnic group descended from predominantly Dutch settlers first arriving at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652.Entry: Cape Colony. Encyclopædia Britannica Volume 4 Part 2: Brain to Casting. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 1933. James Louis Garvin, editor. Until 1994, they dominated South Africa's politics as well as the country's commercial agricultural sector.
Dessert
Dessert is a course that concludes a meal.
Dough
Dough is a thick, malleable, sometimes elastic paste made from grains or from leguminous or chestnut crops.
Koe'sister
A koesister or koe'sister is a traditional Cape Malay pastry often described as a spicy dumpling with a cake-like texture, finished off with a sprinkling of coconut.
Laurens van der Post
Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, (13 December 1906 – 15 December 1996) was a South African Afrikaner writer, farmer, soldier, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer and conservationist.
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List of African dishes
There is a list of dishes found in African cuisine, a generalized term collectively referring to the cuisines of Africa.
See Koeksister and List of African dishes
List of doughnut varieties
Doughnuts are a type of fried dough food. Koeksister and List of doughnut varieties are doughnuts.
See Koeksister and List of doughnut varieties
Orania
Orania is an Afrikaner nationalistSources for "Afrikaner Nationalist".
Pastry
Pastry refers to a variety of doughs (often enriched with fat or eggs), as well as the sweet and savoury baked goods made from them.
Sugar
Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food.
See also
South African snack foods
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koeksister
Also known as Koeksista, Koeksuster, Kooksista, Kooksister.