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Basotho (people of Lesotho) cuisine features African traditions and
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Basotho (people of Lesotho) cuisine features African traditions and British
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South Africa
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and it shares culinary practices with its neighbor.
Lesotho's food culture features ''likhobe'' (a stew with beans, berries, and sorghum), meat, and vegetables. Corn-based dishes include ''papa'' and ''motoho'' (fermented sorghum porridge).
Basotho
The Sotho () people, also known as the Basuto or Basotho (), are a Bantu nation native to southern Africa. They split into different ethnic groups over time, due to regional conflicts and colonialism, which resulted in the modern Basotho, who ...
cuisine includes sauces, generally less spicy than other African countries. Beetroot and carrot salads
A salad is a dish consisting of mixed, mostly natural ingredients with at least one raw ingredient. They are typically served at room temperature or chilled, though some can be served warm. Condiments and salad dressings, which exist in a va ...
are common side dishes.
British desserts can be found.
Other traditional food
Traditional foods are foods and dishes that are passed on through generations or which have been consumed for many generations. Traditional foods and dishes are traditional in nature, and may have a historic precedent in a national dish, regio ...
s include:
*Oxtail stew
Oxtail stew dishes are a traditional item in various cuisines.
* Coda alla vaccinara is a modern Roman cuisine stew made with oxtail.
* Rabo de toro is a traditional Spanish oxtail stew.
* Kare-kare is a meat, tripe, oxtail and vegetables in ...
*Curries
A curry is a dish with a sauce seasoned with spices, mainly associated with South Asian cuisine. In southern India, leaves from the curry tree may be included.
There are many varieties of curry. The choice of spices for each dish in tradi ...
* Kebabs
Beverages
*Ginger beer
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Current ginger beers are often manufactured rather than ...
*Local brews
*''Motoho'' (fermented porridge)
References
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