We are hearing more and more sophisticated things from Africa as she continues to get on her feet, attracting more tourists and opening new resorts. Keep in mind a country relies on its geography and learned kitchen skills to develop favorite and legacy dishes. With each Menu Sampling, we look for the most intriguing dishes we discover and bring them to your attention:
Menu Sampling – HEMINGWAY’S RESORT, KENYA, AFRICA –Tuna Carpaccio with Smoked Mussels & Herb Salad; Thai Crab, Shrimp & Noodle Soup; Lobster Thermidor with Mustard Mushrooms and Shallots, flamed with French Cognac; Platter of Rock Lobster, Calamari, Crab, Line Fish and King Prawns served with Garlic Lemon, Hot & Sour Chilli and Bombay Sauces; Homemade Open Ravioli served with Spinach, Butternut, Ricotta Cheese, Black Olive & Saffron Sauce; Tuile Cones with Ginger Mousse;
Menu Sampling — ONOMOHOTEL, DAKAR, SENEGAL, AFRICA – Thiebou Dieun; Chicken Yassa; Fish Kebab; Meat or Rice Thiebou Yapp; Soupoukandia, a soup of rice, fish, shellfish with an okra sauce;
Menu Sampling — LOOKOUT RESTAURANT, PLETTENBERG BAY, SOUTH AFRICA – Holoumi Salad; Spicy Bombay Chicken Salad; Mussel Pot; Chicken Schnitzel; Chicken Livers Peri-Peri; Pint O Prawns; Mutton Curry; Cape Malay Samoosas;
HILLCREST HOTEL, SHAMROCK ROSE, LAGOS, NIGERIA – Fis h Pepper Soup, Crispy Orange Beef, Pork Fillet with Chili-Cumin-Cinnamon, Nigerian Style Jambalaya, Peppered Snail, Goat Ribs, Crevettes Felicia Thermidor
SAXENBURG WINE FARM, KUILS RIVER, S. AFRICA – Platter of Smoked Antelope-Trout-Duck, Pave of Beef Fillet garnished with Venison Pate, Reibekuchen Seasonal Vegetables, Warm Chocolate & Banana Pudding
LA PETITE FERME, FRANSCHHOEK, S. AFRICA – Smoked Salmon Cheesecake, Auburgine-Wrapped Lamb, Rabbit with Honey and Mustard, Bobotie Pumpkin Fritter, Kudu Fillet Medellions, Bread Pudding Puzzle
QUAY4 TAVERN, CAPE TOWN, S. AFRICA — Chicken Livers Peri Peri, Mussels in Creamy Garlic, Smoked Salmon Salad, Calamari Steaks, Blackened Baby Calamari, Quay Four Prego Roll, Hake and Calamari Combo
GRANDE ROCHE HOTEL, CAPE TOWN, S. AFRICA – Quail in Cauliflower Crème, Calamari Stuffed with Spinach and Salmon Trout, Glazed Kingklip, Black-Pepper Poached Springbok Loin, Beetroot-Guiness-Liquorice Mousse
BLACK MARLIN, SIMON’S TOWN, S. AFRICA – Saldanha Mussels, Black Marlin Carpaccio, Malay Style Fish Cakes, Crayfish Four Ways, Karoo Lamb Cutlets, Cape Malay Mushroom Curry, Malva South African Pudding
MT. NELSON HOTEL, OASIS RESTAURANT, CAPETOWN, S. AFRICA – Kippers-Haddock-Eggs, Watermelon and Feta Salad, Flatbread with Smoked Salmon Trout, Parma Ham, Brie, Chilli Jam with Brinjal Puree, Cake of the Day
HOTEL ESPADON, SENAGAL, AFRICA – Find Fish Tartare with Hazelnut Oil, Calamari a la Plancha, Dressed Grilled Lobster, Chicken or Fish Yassa, Mafe Lamb, Penne with Candied Tomatoes, Frozen Nougat with Berries Sauce, Chocolate Mousse with Candied Orange Zest
THE KIMBERLEY CLUB, KIMBERLEY SOUTH AFRICA – Butternut and Lentil Boboti, Super-Aged Rump Steak, Karoo Lamb Chops, Springbok Leg Steak
12 APOSTLES HOTEL, CAPE TOWN, – At Bea Tollman’s Azure Restaurant, find Bea’s Eggs Royal, Durban Style Lamb Curry, Carpaccio of Salmon & Tuna, Warm Chicken Barbecue Chicken Salad, West Coast Crayfish Velloute, Fnybos Vegetable Curry, Seafood Espetada, Namaqualand Springbok Medalians.
SIGNAL RESTAURANT, CAPE GRACE, CAPE TOWN, AFRICA
Smoked Potato Soup, Smoked Crocodile Nicoise, Braised Rabbit Bruschetta, Pan-fried Linefish, Lentil & Butternut Bobotie, Olive-Crusted Chicken, Sticky Braised Pork Belly, Malay-Spiced Ostrich, Grilled Springbok (Antelope) Loin
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