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Welcome to the Celtnet Recipes section for recipes from the Southern African country of Namibia. Here you will find all the recipes from Namibia on this site all gathered into one place. I have attempted to gather together here as many Namibian recipes as possible. The current collection represents the largest gathering of Namibian recipes into one place on the web today. (Just scroll down for the recipes, they follow the brief introduction to Namibia given below.)

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Namibia and its Cuisine

Namibia, oficially: the Republic of Namibia is a coutry on the western seaboard of Southern Africa. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek (German: Windhuk) and the country gained independence from South Africa on March 21st 1990. Namibia ranks amongst the three African nations with the lowest populatons. The majority of the popluaton belongs to the the Owambo tribe, which forms about half of the population and are concentrated in the north of the country. In addition to the Bantu majority, there are large groups of Khoisan (e.g. Nama and Bushmen), who are descendants of the original inhabitants of Southern Africa. There are also two smaller groups of people with mixed racial origins, called 'Coloureds and 'Basters', who together make up 8% (with the Coloureds outnumbering the Basters two to one). Whites of Portuguese, Dutch, German, British and French ancestry make up about 5% of the population (about 85,000) which is the second largest proportion and number in sub-Saharan Africa, after South Africa. Half of all Namibians speak Oshiwambo as their first language, whereas the most widely understood language is Afrikaans. Among the younger generation, the most widely understood language is English. English is the official language with Afrikaans and German recognised as regional languages. Christianity is the major religion, with the Lutheran Church being the largest then followed by the Roman Catholic.

The traditional staples of Namibian cuisine are corn or millet porridge served with meat or fish stews. However, the German tradition is strong in Namibia (its having been a former German colony) and local dishes tend to be heavy on paste, meat and vegetables such as potatoes, cabbage, celery and rice. As might be expected from the admixture of German traditions hams and sausages also feature quite heavily in the diet. Shellfish dishes are traditionally served with corn-based breads. Like most of Southern Africa braais (Southern African barbecues) and potjikos (a hot stew of meat, Chicken or fish cooked over an open fire in a cast-iron, three-legged pot) are also a feature of the cuisine.



The alphabetical list of recipes from Namibia follows (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 6 recipes in total:


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Bushmeat Skewers with Peanut Satay
     Origin: Namibia
Magic Lamb
     Origin: Namibia
Oshifima
(Stiff Poridge)
     Origin: Namibia
Guava Squares
     Origin: Namibia
Namibian Black-eyed Peas
     Origin: Namibia
Veldt Bread
     Origin: Namibia

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The image above shows the entire continent of Africa with Southern Africa picked out in red. Southern Africa is formed from five states: 1: Botswana; 2: Lesotho; 3: Namibia; 4: South Africa and 5: Swaziland

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Recipe Information: 35

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Recipe Information: 115

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Recipe Information: 35

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Recipe Information: 113

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Recipe Information: 56

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Recipe Information: 56

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