Self Catering Cape Town South Africa

Self Catering Cape Town South Africa

Self Catering Cape Town South Africa

A Taste of History

Whoever said that the only way to experience history is through the pages of a book, has clearly never been to Cape Town, the capital city of South Africa. There they taste history. And with just one mouthful of their bold and flavoursome cooking, so will you. In fact, you can taste over 300 years of it.

The Malays Move to the Cape

The Dutch settlers brought the Malays to the Cape under the command of Jan Van Riebeeck. They were then used for slave labour and to build a refreshment station for the ships at the “Cape of Good Hope”, what you will know as Cape Town today. This also led to the name ‘Cape Malays’ due to the majority of slaves brought to the Cape bringing in a strong Islamic influence.