Botswana Recipes

Welcome to the Celtnet Recipes page for Botswana, Southern Africa. Here you will find recipes for Botswanan foods and examples of Botswanan cookery. On this Botswana recipes page you will also find some brief details about Botswana itself, a little about the country and where Botswana is located in Southern Africa. There is also a brief overview of Botswanan cuisine.

Recipe List — Botswana Recipes

Welcome to my listing page for recipes from Botswana, Southern Africa. This page is part of my African Recipes Site part of my attempt at gathering in one place recipes from each and every country on the Continent of Africa.

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Recipe List — Botswana Recipes

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Botswana

Botswana, officially: Lefatshe la Botswana; Republic of Botswana Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. The capital and largest city is Gaborone. It is a mining country (the world's largest diamond producer) with its economy closely tied to that of South Africa. The official language is English, with Tswana accepted as a national language. Botswana counts as one of Africa's most stable countries and is the continent's longest-lived continuous multi-party democracy. The main ethnic groups are: Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%. The main languages include: Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4%. The majority of the country is Christina, with religious divisions being: Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6%.

Botswana is dominated by the Kalahari desert and the most important dishes incorporate vegetables and fruit. Bushmeat also forms an important part of the diet, as does fish. In common with neighbouring countries the carbohydrate staple of this country is rice and ugali is also eaten. Lamb and chicken form the meat staples and are cooked in tomato-based stews and served with rice. Okra is often used to thicken these stews. The British influence in the country introduced meat pies that are made with chicken or lamb mixed with raisins and apples. Sweets are also an important components of meals and créme caramel is often served.

Botswanan Cabbage Origin: Botswana	Diphaphta (Fried Muffins) Origin: Botswana	Seswaa (Pounded Meat) Origin: Botswana
Botswanan Chicken Groundnut Stew Origin: Botswana	Phane Stew Origin: Botswana	Vegetable Potjie Origin: Botswana
Chicken in a Hole Origin: Botswana	Rice Balls Origin: Botswana

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