Swakopmund & the Coast Street Food

5 dishes in Namibia

5 street foods from Swakopmund & the Coast, Namibia: Bratwurst mit Sauerkraut, Apfelstrudel, Walvis Bay Oysters, Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte and !Nara Melon Seeds. Each one has its own page with the story behind it and what to look for.

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Street foods of Swakopmund & the Coast

German Heritage · Grilled Sausage Bratwurst mit Sauerkraut German is still spoken on Swakopmund's streets and printed in its newspapers, and the town's butchers and delis keep making sausages to recipes… A coarse pork-and-veal sausage seasoned with coriander, nutmeg and caraway is grilled until the casing snaps, then plated with tangy sauerkraut and stone-ground mustard.

German Heritage · Bakery Classic Apfelstrudel Classic strudel dough is stretched by hand over a cloth-covered table until it is said to be thin enough to read a newspaper through. Thin layers of stretched pastry are wrapped around spiced apples, raisins and cinnamon, baked until golden, and served warm with a dusting of icing sugar, a dollop of cream or vanilla sauce. 🦪 Coastal Catch · Raw Bar Walvis Bay Oysters The cold, nutrient-rich Benguela Current sweeping past Walvis Bay makes the oysters grow unusually fast — reaching market size in well under a year… Farmed in the lagoon just off Walvis Bay, plump oysters are shucked to order and served ice-cold on the half shell with lemon wedges, tabasco or a squeeze of local vinegar.

German Heritage · Layer Cake Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (Black Forest Cake) Traditional recipes call for Kirschwasser, a clear cherry brandy, to be liberally soaked into every layer — making the classic version an… Layers of chocolate sponge are soaked in cherry brandy, stacked with whipped cream and sour cherries, and finished with chocolate shavings — a showpiece slice at Swakopmund's German-run… 🍈 Desert Foraging · Wild Melon !Nara Melon Seeds The !nara plant has no true leaves — its spiny green stems do the photosynthesising — and its roots reach down tens of meters to find groundwater… The spiny, football-sized fruit of a Namib Desert-endemic vine is halved, its seeds strained from the pulp, then sun-dried and eaten raw, roasted as a nutty snack, or ground into porridge…

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