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This ESL EFL free worksheet contains a reading and listening text about South Africa in the simple present tense. Students read, write, and listen. The worksheet has an answer key.
Here’s a table featuring South African and African breakfast foods vocabulary along with their ingredients – These breakfast foods offer a taste of the diverse culinary heritage of South Africa and various African countries, providing a unique and flavorful start to the day:
| Term | Ingredients | Example Sentence |
|---|---|---|
| Pap | Maize meal, water | We enjoyed a hearty breakfast of pap and stew. |
| Vetkoek | Flour, yeast, sugar, salt, oil | My grandmother makes the best vetkoek for breakfast. |
| Boerewors | Beef or pork, spices, vinegar | Boerewors is a traditional South African sausage often enjoyed at breakfast. |
| Mealie Meal Porridge | Maize meal, water, milk, sugar | A bowl of mealie meal porridge is a staple breakfast in many African households. |
| Magwinya | Flour, yeast, sugar, salt, oil | Magwinya, or fat cakes, are a popular breakfast street food in South Africa. |
| Amagwinya | Flour, yeast, sugar, salt, oil | Amagwinya are delicious deep-fried dough balls, perfect for breakfast. |
| Rusks | Flour, sugar, baking powder, butter, milk | We dunked our rusks in coffee for a tasty South African breakfast. |
| Mielie Bread | Maize meal, flour, salt, water | Mielie bread, made from maize meal, is a common breakfast item in South Africa. |
| Bunny Chow | Loaf of bread, curry | Bunny chow, a hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with curry, makes for a hearty breakfast. |
| Umqombothi | Sorghum, maize, water, yeast | We sipped umqombothi, a traditional African beer, with our breakfast. |
| Akara | Black-eyed peas, onions, peppers, salt, oil | Akara, or bean cakes, are a popular breakfast dish in West Africa. |
| Koko and Koose | Millet flour, sugar, salt, water | Koko and koose, a Ghanaian breakfast combo, is a delicious way to start the day. |
| Fat cakes | Flour, sugar, baking powder, water, oil | We enjoyed some freshly fried fat cakes for breakfast. |
| Ugali | Maize meal, water | Ugali, a staple food in many African countries, is often eaten for breakfast. |
| Sadza | Maize meal, water | Sadza, a maize porridge, is a common breakfast dish in Zimbabwe. |
| Samp | Dried corn kernels, water, salt | Samp, a South African staple made from dried corn kernels, is a nutritious breakfast option. |
| Pap and wors | Maize meal, water, beef sausage | Pap and wors is a classic South African breakfast. |
| Dovi | Chicken, tomatoes, onions, peanut butter, spices | Dovi, a peanut butter and chicken stew, is a flavorful Zimbabwean breakfast dish. |
| Mbatata | Sweet potatoes, sugar, spices | Mbatata, or sweet potato, is a popular breakfast food in many African countries. |
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