var alikreukel = 'These giant sea snails, which are also known as large periwinkles and "olly crock", are very much a part of the South African seafood tradition. They are tough, though tasty, and best served minced with a creamy sauce. They are found mainly in&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var amabele = 'This crop plant which has been cultivated in Southern Africa for over 3 000 years is a cane like grass, up to 6 metres tall with large branched clusters of grains. The individual grains are small - about 3-4 mm in diameter. They vary in colour (Zulu)&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var amadumbe = 'South Africa has its own exotic vegetable in the seasonal amadumbe, a potato-like tuber that resembles a sweet potato. However, it has a blander taste. Grown traditionally as a subsistence crop, the amadumbe is nutritious, drought-resistant&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var amagwinya = 'Amagwinya is a delightful, typically South African snack - a traditional pastry both in Afrikaans and Zulu culture, it\'s basically a mixture of flour, water, sugar and salt which is made into small \'balls\' and deep-fried until golden brown (Zulu)&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var amanqina = 'A hoof of a cow, pig or sheep. It\'s boiled, then spiced for taste. It\'s very delicious but sticky.';
var amasi = 'Amasi is the common word for soured milk that tastes like cottage cheese or plain yoghurt. It is very popular in South Africa, where it is also known as inkomazi. Amasi is traditionally prepared by storing unpasteurised cow\'s milk in a (Xhosa, Zulu)&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var amatungulu = 'The attractive, globe-shaped, reddish fruits are 25 to 50 mm in length. Classified as berries they are rich in Vitamin C, magnesium and phosphorus. They have thin, papery skins. A number of small seeds are found within the pulp. Normally,&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var amazimba = 'This crop plant which has been cultivated in Southern Africa for over 3 000 years is a cane like grass, up to 6 metres tall with large branched clusters of grains. The individual grains are small - about 3-4 mm in diameter. They vary in colour (Zulu)&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var askoek = 'Afrikaans for Ash Cake - it is basically bread made in the ashes. There are no real hard and fast rules as to how askoek should be made. The principle is just to get some kind of grain flour cooked by the most simple method possible. Askoek can be leavened or unleavened and although they are usually made from wheat flour, any kind of cereal flour will work. Askoek is best eaten hot with butter or fat melting into it.';
var asynpoeding = '(Vinegar Pudding) a batter made from a basic mixture of cake flour, eggs and milk flavoured with vinegar.&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to the recipe.</p>';
var atjar = 'Atjar was introduced to South Africa by the Malays about a century ago. It\'s a hot pickle or relish made of slices of fruits such as clingstone peaches, green mangoes, lemons and kumquats, or mixed vegetables - cauliflower and green tomatoes. These ingredients are packed in jars and covered in either vinegar or oil, mixed with red-hot chillies and other curry spices. The atjar is then left to mature for 1 to 3 months in a cool place. It should be pleasantly sour with a sweetish aftertaste.';
var barishap = 'Also known as fennel, it has a sweet liquorice flavour similar to that of dill. It\'s often used in delicate chicken and fish curries. Only the seeds are used; never the bulbs. An essential ingredient of gharum masala.&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var begrafnisrys = '(Funeral Rice) South Africas oldest rice dish is yellow rice prepared with turmeric and raisins, it\'s sometimes called begrafnisrys as in both the Malay and Dutch communities, it was served at the meals held after funerals, a custom which still persists today.&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to the recipe.</p>';
var beryani = 'The Malay beryani and the Indian biryani are both festival dishes, based on rice, normally prepared for special occasions, since it takes a long time to make. There are a multitude of recipes for beryani and each one has a uniqueness about it (Cape Malay)&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to the recipe.</p>';
var bhajias = 'Also called Chilli-bites. A savoury fritter of pea-flour containing chillies, onion and other vegetables.';
var biryani = 'Indian name for the Malay beryani';
var biltong = 'Biltong, a traditional South African delicacy, is strips of salted dried meat, most commonly beef but venison and ostrich are also used. Although other countries have similar versions, such as Switzerland\'s&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var biltongbox = 'Basically, you can make this box any way you please as long as you end up with something that can be opened and closed completely (whether the door is at the top or on the side), and that has holes only in the locations shown. The biltong box&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var blatjang = 'Afrikaans for chutney - it is generally of smoother consistency than chutney and is quite often hotter.';
var bobotie = 'How bobotie became a traditional South African dish is unknown. The word is derived from the Indonesian word \'bobotok\', the recipe for which first appeared in a Dutch cookbook in the year 1609. Bobotie as it is made today is regarded as&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var boeber = 'A Cape Malay milk pudding flavoured with cinnamon, cardamom, rosewater and almonds.';
var boerebeskuit = 'Afrikaans for Farmers Rusks - In most countries rusks refer to pieces of bread which have been dried out in the oven, a process which produces a nutty flavour as well as a crisp texture. In South Africa, however, they are more likely to be made from specially&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var boerewors = 'Boerewors (Boo-ruh-vors) comes from the Afrikaans words boere (\'farmers\') and wors (\'sausage\'), it is wholesome, delicious and reasonably inexpensive. Boeries as it is affectionately known by locals, is staple fare in&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var bokkems = 'These salted, wind-dried fish, usually haarders (mullet) or maasbankers (horse mackerel), once formed an important part of the diet of Cape farm labourers. Because the fish were well preserved, they were easily transported inland from the coast.&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var braai = 'The South African braai (pronounced br-eye) has become one of the country\'s greatest outdoor eating pleasures, enjoyed by all the cultures in South Africa. South Africans won\'t easily let anything get in the way of a good braai, not even the&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var bredie = 'Bredie is one of those dishes, which would feel insulted if one had to refer to it by the name of its European rival known as \'stew\'. The principle is the same, but bredies tend to be richer, more&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var bunnychow = 'The Bunny Chow (called "bunny" by the locals) is one of the tastier leftovers from the apartheid days. In those days people of colour were not allowed to be seated in restaurants, but could be served take-aways through a small window in the back&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var butter ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var casings = 'The name given to all parts of the alimentary canal from the gullet to the rectum, used after cleaning and treatment, to enclose meat mixtures as in sausages, salamis, puddings, etc. Nowadays casings are often made of plastic.'; 
var chakalaka = 'Chakalaka is as South African as boerewors, bobotie and pap. Considering South Africa\'s colourful history, it\'s no wonder something as unique as Chakalaka was eventually created. It\'s said that black mine workers threw everything they had, onions, carrots&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var chillibites = 'Also called bhajias. A savoury fritter of pea-flour containing chillies, onion and other vegetables.';
var chillipowder ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var chillisauce ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var chotlo = 'A delicacy of the Tswana people, this is meat cut into extremely small pieces with the bones removed. The meat is first boiled, then ground before being put back into the pot and stirred until it becomes very fine. A treat for the toothless.';
var chutney = 'Chutney is of Indian origin and is pickled fruit prepared with vinegar, spices and sugar.';
var crayfish = 'South African crayfish with their long antennae and rough, spiny carapace (shell), are one of the delights of the crustacean world. The meat, most of&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';  
var cumin = 'Cumin has a long and fascinating history. Evidence shows that it was known to the Egyptians 5,000 years ago and it was found in the pyramids. There are biblical references to threshing cumin with a rod, and this practice is still carried on today&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>'; 
var curry = 'Served sweet, mild, or hot. Generally made from the \'C\' spices. Cassia, cumin, coriander, cardamom, cloves, chillies and cinnamon.&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var currypowder ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var dillseeds ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var garlic ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>'; 
var goldensyrup = 'A British pale golden treacle, with a mild but distinctive, unmolasses-like flavour. It\'s a thick, amber-coloured form of inverted sugar syrup, a by-product of boiling down sugar-cane syrup to produce sugar; with the sucrose split into dextrose and&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var kaiings = 'Crisply fried sheep-tail fat (crackling).';
var lemonjuice ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var liver ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>'; 
var mashonzha = 'This dish is made from Mopane worms, which look like caterpillars in appearance. Their habitat is in the Lowveld areas of the Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces, where they live in and around there food source, the mopane trees. Somewhat stringy&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var minced = 'Meat which has been finely divided by being chopped or passed through a mincer. Called ground meat in the USA&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var moskonfyt ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var mushrooms ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var mussels ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var onion ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>'; 
var pap = 'Pap (pup) is a traditional staple food of South Africans, a dish made out of maize, similar to corn meal. This dish is eaten like rice or noodles in other cultures. Pap can be firm or crumbly and can be eaten for breakfast with milk or sour milk and sugar. It is also served with a savoury sauce, or tomato and onion stew and with barbecued or stewed meat or chicken.';
var parmesancheese ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var parsley ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var pepper ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var peppersauce ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var potjiekos = 'Potjiekos (poy-kee-kawse) is friendly, leisurely food slowly simmered in a cast-iron pot for maximum flavour. Typically South African, it is thought to have originated from Europe at the time of&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>'; 
var pur = 'Samoosa pastry strips or samoosa wrappers. If these are unavailable, there are a myriad of ready-made pastry dough that can be taken right off the shelf to make the samoosa pastry, and generally flaky, puff or phyllo pastry is used. Spring roll wrappers and frozen spring roll pastry will also do.';
var rooibos ='(roy-borss - Red Bush) unique to South Africa, is produced from the slender stemmed shrub, Asplanthus linaris, found growing wild in the Cedarberg and now cultivated around Clanwilliam. The young green bushes are cut back in summer and the branches are chopped into small pieces&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var rice ='Rice is a staple for a large part of the world\'s human population, especially in East, South and Southeast Asia, making it the most consumed cereal grain. Rice cultivation is well-suited to&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var salt ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var sambals = 'Originally from Indonesia, sambals are generally chilli-based side dishes and condiments consisting of finely chopped vegetables or fruit steeped in salt and vinegar, with onions and other appetite-stimulating ingredients according to taste. Served with curries to "cool" them';
var samoosas = 'A small, spicy, triangular-shaped pastry, filled with spicy vegetables or meat and deep-fried in oil. Made by the Indian and Malay communities, samoosas are popular with South Africans in general&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var skop ='Head of a cow, sheep or goat. The head is first scrubbed with a sharp instrument like a razor to remove skin and unwanted parts like ears and the nose are then cut out. The head is then boiled and allowed to simmer. Favoured by African men&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var snoek ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>'; 
var spek = 'Fat usually cut in slabs from the belly of a pig. Used as the basic fat for browning and adding flavour to vegetables, soups, stews and savoury pastries.<br />Also used as an ingredient in the making of boerewors';
var springbok = 'The Springbok (Afrikaans and Dutch: spring = jump; bok = antelope, deer, or goat) (Antidorcas marsupialis) is a small brown and white gazelle that stands about 75 cm high. The males can weigh up to&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var tabascosauce ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var thickcream ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var vinegar ='&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var waterblommetjie = 'Aponogeton distachyos L.f. Family: Aponogetonaceae The common name of the plant is waterblommetjie, which means water flower in Afrikaans. Waterblommetjie is also known as wateruintjie (water onion) or vleikos in Afrikaans and Cape hawthorn, Cape&#8230;<p class="tipp">Click link to go to full article.</p>';
var wors = 'Afrikaans for sausage.';