Africa Cafe

Hello again,

After I'd been in South Africa for a week or so we all went out for dinner - to celebrate our time together and the wonderful country that Aunty Gwen, Uncle Andre, Adrian, Rob, Simone and Danelle live in!

It was a bit of a 'farewell' and 'thank you' dinner but we had it a little early because Uncle Andre was going to a Medical Conference in Barcelona - a pretty good location for a conference, I must say!!!

I thought it would be cool to try out an authentic Africa restaurant - a rather touristy thing to do but the locals I was with loved it too!

They served what is called a Communal Feast - which is 15-16 dishes of traditional African fare such as vetkoek, Morroco warm lentil, chick pea and rice salad (brought back memories, Mel!), Xhosa spinach and maize balls, Channa fish and much more. As you can see the food comes from all regions of Africa, including South Africa, rather than simply SA.

We were also treated to an African handwashing ceremony, some face painting, some traditional music and of course plenty of delicious food. We were so incredibly full that night that many of us didn't really each much breakfast the next day...

Check it out on http://africacafe.co.za/ - the website is really interesting and tells you the cafe's story. And be sure to visit if you are ever in Cape Town!

Enjoy the photos, I'm sure your taste buds will be very tempted :)
Love Sarah xxx

True African style

Decorated beautifully

All ready for our feast!

Adrian, Simone, Danelle and I - we were seated in the Egyptian room (had me dreaming of my Egyptian escape!)

My fantastic South African hosts!

Rob enjoying his traditional handwashing ceremony :)

Mozambican sprout salad

Spiced basmati rice, Xhosa spinach and maize balls, Tanzanian spinach in ground nut auce

Sesame chicken kebabs

Aunty Gwen's face painting

Us girls with ours

and again slightly more clearly :)

Traditional music and dancing - plenty of rhythm and audience participation as well!

Our host, Teddy, and me

Almost all of us

All of us together just before leaving!

The menu

We had a fantastic night together! Definitely one to remember :) Even the people on the table next to us thought we were having more fun than they were! It was rather amusing for us to see them watching us intently throughout the whole night :)

All photos are compliments of Uncle Andre. His camera is WAAAAAAAY better than mine! Thank you for copying them for me Uncle A! Now I have some fantastic pictures to remember the fun we had.