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Article: COLUMN: Cultural cuisine: Savor spiciness of South Africa
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- June 19, 2007
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Kiku Beaufort
University Wire
06-19-2007
(The Daily Universe) (U-WIRE) PROVO, Utah -- South Africa is known today as the "rainbow nation" -- a complete mix of cultures and their respective flavors. However, this melting pot of peoples has only come about in the past two decades. Layne Cockroft, a 23-year-old actuarial science major from East London, South Africa, cooks a dish called Bunny Chow that comes from his home country's recent history.
The presence of Europeans in South Africa dates back to the 1600s when the Dutch secured the Cape of Good Hope for trade purposes, according to the British Broadcasting Company's "Story of Africa" Web site. Britain appeared on the scene near the ...