Eating out - Mpumalanga May 16th, 2013

When visiting South Africa you cannot go without trying some of the local South African cuisine. Mpumalanga  is home to many great restaurants serving traditional South African fare. A variety of dining experiences are on offer to suit all tastes and budgets - from coffee shops and bakeries to fine-dining restaurants.

To savour freshwater trout, an assortment of game meats, ocean fresh prawns, African spinach and some unique African vegetables, along with some spicy sauces and unusual dishes like gushe or mopani worms, head to Mpumalanga.

African, Italian, Portuguese, Indian, Japanese, South African – eating in cosmopolitan South Africa is a deliciously global taste sensation. Rivaling any country in the world, South Africa boasts eateries to satisfy any palate. It is a food connoisseur’s heaven in which every craving is catered for.

An influx of immigrants from around Africa has helped to cause an explosion of African flavours in South Africa’s major cities. Deep in each city, local restaurants offer local cuisine - sample Mopani worms or stewed tripe, or how about fresh seafood and juicy steaks.

A large agricultural sector enables lodges and Mpumalanga restaurants to serve fresh fruits and vegetables distinctive of this region - mainly mango, litchi, melons, papaya, pepperdew, nuts, avocado and fruit preserves.

Eating out in Mpumalanga can an adventurous activity as travellers partake of the traditional dishes of Africa. These dishes are excellent culinary adventures and give you a peek into South Africa's past.

Being the safari heartland this region offers travellers a wide array of barbecue style cooking along with a choice of venue. Game lodges and tour operators arrange bush dinners around fires serving braai - which means barbecued - beef, lamb, chicken, pork, wild meat and freshwater fish with a lot of barbecued vegetables, shaba or spicy tomato relish, and the staple meal pap or maize meal porridge.