Common ingredients for South Africa

These are common ingredients you may see on packaging and menus in South Africa. Local words are left unchanged so they stay readable in the original language; translate this page if you want supporting text and English names in your own language.

• Almonds (almonds)

  Amandels

• Bacon (bacon)

  Spek

• Beef (beef)

  Beesvleis

• Beef stock (beef stock)

  Beesaftreksel

• Brown sugar (brown sugar)

  Bruinsuiker

• Butter (butter)

  Botter

• Carrot (carrot)

  Wortel

• Chicken stock (chicken stock)

  Hoenderaftreksel

• Chutney (chutney)

  Often refers to Mrs H.S. Ball's chutney

• Egg (egg)

  Eier

• Garlic (garlic)

  Knoffel

• Ghee (ghee)

  Clarified butter, often found in Indian-influenced South African cuisine

• Ginger (ginger)

  Gemmer

• Lamb (lamb)

  Lamvleis

• Milk (milk)

  Melk

• Monosodium glutamate (monosodium glutamate)

  Often labeled as MSG or Aromat in South Africa

• Onion (onion)

  Ui

• Pork (pork)

  Varkvleis

• Potato (potato)

  Aartappel

• Soy protein (soy protein)

  Sjaproteïen

• Soy sauce (soy sauce)

  Sojasous

• Sugar (sugar)

  Suiker

• Vinegar (vinegar)

  Asyn

• Wheat flour (wheat flour)

  Koringmeel

• Worcestershire sauce (worcestershire sauce)