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South African Recipe Archive

South African recipe archive

Ouma’s first recipe roadmap.

This archive is powered by staging taxonomy data. The dish names and clusters help plan the site; each recipe still needs original writing, original photos, and review before publication.

Diet archives

Browse by diet and food need.

Diet tags are staging labels for archive planning and AI matching. They still need recipe-level confirmation during original production.

high-protein24 Priority A

High-protein South African recipes

48 planned seed dishes use this diet tag. These labels will power archive filtering and AI recommendations.

vegetarian21 Priority A

Vegetarian South African recipes

53 planned seed dishes use this diet tag. These labels will power archive filtering and AI recommendations.

gluten-free20 Priority A

Gluten-free South African recipes

54 planned seed dishes use this diet tag. These labels will power archive filtering and AI recommendations.

low-carb5 Priority A

Low-carb South African recipes

13 planned seed dishes use this diet tag. These labels will power archive filtering and AI recommendations.

vegan3 Priority A

Vegan South African recipes

7 planned seed dishes use this diet tag. These labels will power archive filtering and AI recommendations.

high-fiber1 Priority A

High-fiber South African recipes

1 planned seed dishes use this diet tag. These labels will power archive filtering and AI recommendations.

mixed1 Priority A

Mixed South African recipes

1 planned seed dishes use this diet tag. These labels will power archive filtering and AI recommendations.

Traffic clusters

Build the archive around real search themes.

Each cluster becomes an internal-linking hub for original recipes, guides, and future AI suggestions.

braai meats4 Priority A

Braai Meats

  • Braaied sosaties / Sosaties — A · high-protein, gluten-free
  • Braaivleis platter / Braaivleis — A · high-protein, low-carb
  • Chops on the braai / Tjops op die braai — A · high-protein, low-carb, gluten-free
  • Shisa nyama platter / Shisa nyama — A · high-protein, low-carb, gluten-free
durban curry4 Priority A

Durban Curry

  • Bunny chow / Bunny chow — A · high-protein
  • Durban mutton curry / Durban skaapkerrie — A · high-protein, gluten-free
  • Durban chicken curry / Durban hoenderkerrie — A · high-protein, gluten-free
  • Sugar bean curry / Suikerboontjie-kerrie — A · vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free
street food3 Priority A

Street Food

  • Amagwinya / Amagwinya — A · vegetarian
  • Gatsby / Gatsby — A · high-protein
  • Kota / Kota — A · high-protein
  • Chicken dust / Chicken dust — B · high-protein, low-carb, gluten-free
  • Parcel / Parcel — B · high-protein
  • Chicken feet / Walkie talkies — C · high-protein, low-carb, gluten-free
  • Sheep head / Smiley — C · high-protein, low-carb, gluten-free
pap2 Priority A

Pap

  • Pap / Pap — A · vegetarian, gluten-free
  • Crumbly pap / Krummelpap / Phuthu — A · vegetarian, gluten-free
  • Soft pap / Slappap — B · vegetarian, gluten-free
  • Stiff pap / Stywe pap — B · vegetarian, gluten-free
  • African salad pap / Umphokoqo — B · vegetarian, gluten-free
  • Sweet pap breakfast / Soetpap — B · vegetarian, gluten-free
  • Stiff maize porridge / Umqa — C · vegetarian, gluten-free
potjie2 Priority A

Potjie

  • Potjiekos / Potjiekos — A · high-protein, gluten-free
  • Oxtail potjie / Beesstertpotjie — A · high-protein, gluten-free
  • Lamb potjie / Lamspotjie — B · high-protein, gluten-free
  • Beef potjie / Beespotjie — B · high-protein, gluten-free
baked classics2 Priority A

Baked Classics

  • Rusks / Beskuit — A · vegetarian
  • Hertzoggies / Hertzoggies — A · vegetarian
  • Muscadel buns / Mosbolletjies — B · vegetarian
braai breads2 Priority A

Braai Breads

  • Grill bread rolls / Roosterkoek — A · vegetarian
  • Braai sandwiches / Braaibroodjies — A · vegetarian
  • Pot bread / Potbrood — B · vegetarian
fridge desserts2 Priority A

Fridge Desserts

  • Peppermint Crisp tart / Peppermint Crisp-tert — A · vegetarian
  • Tennis biscuit fridge tart / Tennisbeskuitjie-tert — A · vegetarian
  • Cremora tart / Cremora-tert — B · vegetarian
fried sweets2 Priority A

Fried Sweets

  • Koeksisters / Koeksisters — A · vegetarian
  • Cape koesisters / Kaapse koesisters — A · vegetarian
  • Bollas / Bollas — C · vegetarian
vetkoek2 Priority A

Vetkoek

  • Vetkoek / Vetkoek — A · vegetarian
  • Curried mince vetkoek / Vetkoek met kerrie maalvleis — A · high-protein
  • Jam vetkoek / Vetkoek met konfyt — B · vegetarian
biltong2 Priority A

Biltong

  • Beef biltong / Biltong — A · high-protein, low-carb, gluten-free
  • Droewors / Droëwors — A · high-protein, low-carb, gluten-free
boerewors2 Priority A

Boerewors

  • Boerewors roll / Boereworsrol — A · high-protein
  • Boerewors with pap / Boerewors en pap — A · high-protein, gluten-free
cape malay2 Priority A

Cape Malay

  • Denningvleis / Denningvleis — A · high-protein, gluten-free
  • Cape Malay curry / Kaapse Maleise kerrie — A · high-protein, gluten-free
bredie1 Priority A

Bredie

  • Tomato stew / Tamatiebredie — A · high-protein, gluten-free
  • Waterblommetjie stew / Waterblommetjiebredie — B · high-protein, gluten-free
  • Cabbage stew / Koolbredie — C · high-protein, gluten-free
  • Green bean stew / Groenboontjiebredie — C · high-protein, gluten-free
seafood1 Priority A

Seafood

  • Pickled fish / Kerrievis — A · high-protein, gluten-free
  • Snoek on the braai / Snoek op die braai — B · high-protein, gluten-free
  • Cape fish curry / Kaapse viskerrie — B · high-protein, gluten-free
  • Seafood potjie / Seekos-potjie — B · high-protein, gluten-free
snacks1 Priority A

Snacks

  • Samoosas / Samoesas — A · vegetarian, high-protein
  • Kaiings / Kaiings — B · high-protein, low-carb, gluten-free
  • Dhaltjies / Dhaltjies — B · vegetarian, high-protein, gluten-free
  • Chilli bites / Chilli bytjies — B · vegetarian
beans1 Priority A

Beans

  • Samp and beans / Umngqusho — A · vegetarian, high-fiber
  • Maize and bean pap / Umkhuphu — C · vegetarian, gluten-free
vegetable sides1 Priority A

Vegetable Sides

  • Pumpkin fritters / Pampoenkoekies — A · vegetarian
  • Pumpkin and maize mash / Umxhaxha — C · vegetarian, gluten-free
bobotie1 Priority A

Bobotie

  • Bobotie / Bobotie — A · high-protein
breyani1 Priority A

Breyani

  • Cape breyani / Kaapse breyani — A · high-protein, gluten-free
chakalaka1 Priority A

Chakalaka

  • Chakalaka / Chakalaka — A · vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free
chips1 Priority A

Chips

  • Slap chips / Slap tjips — A · vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free
frikkadels1 Priority A

Frikkadels

  • Frikkadels / Frikkadelle — A · high-protein
malva1 Priority A

Malva

  • Malva pudding / Malvapoeding — A · vegetarian
melktert1 Priority A

Melktert

  • Milk tart / Melktert — A · vegetarian
pancakes1 Priority A

Pancakes

  • Pancakes / Pannekoek — A · vegetarian
sunday lunch1 Priority A

Sunday Lunch

  • Seven colours Sunday lunch / Sewe kleure Sondagete — A · mixed