Hi,

I'm in a novice wine group here in San Francisco, and our theme in August will be South African wines. I am currently collecting the wines for our tasting, and would like to offer the group some dishes (savory and sweet, both meat-based and vegetarian) to complement the wine. I haven't decided if I will focus on a wine region or a single varietal so all suggestions are welcome.

I've found many interesting dishes on the site, but some help focusing my search (or suggestions for "must haves") would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
Jenni in SF

Hello Jenni, I would suggest the following as really traditional South African:

Soup: Oxtail Soup, Fish and onion soup
Fish: Malay fish cakes, Pickled fish
Meat: Bobotie,Sosaties or Tomato Bredie
salads: Copper penny salad, curried banana salad
Veggies: Pan fried sweet potatoes, Pumpkin fritters, Samp and beans
Puddings: Malva pudding, bread pudding, sago pudding
Sweets: Koeksisters
The recipes are all on my site
Enjoy!
Peter

Thanks, Peter! I'll take a peek at your suggestions and let you know if I have an trouble.

Best,
Jenni

Be sure to include Mont Rochelle's- you can get from www.goodhopewineco.com. They have a couple of selectons. Also, good old Porcipine Ridge.

Cheers

Thanks for the tip! I went to the site, but don't see a way to purchase online.

I had planned on visiting several shops here in SF, one of the best is K&L, whose SA wines are these: http://www.klwines.com/find/search.asp?id=32

If you happen to want to puruse that list and let me know if there are any must haves, please feel free!

Thanks,
Jenni

Whoops. I see they have a "where to purchase" section. Looks like a short drive to Napa will solve that problem.

Thanks again.