Kaia is NYC's only South African restaurant. “Kaia” is an intentional misspelling of “ikhaya,” the Zulu word for “home.”
- Gatsby (A Portuguese roll stuffed with garam-masala-braised chicken, pickled cucumbers, Peppadew peppers, and French fries)
It’s a popular street food in the Western Cape, but it has fans in every province.)
- Bobotie (A spiced and fruity minced-beef not-quite-casserole, topped with a creamy egg custard, served with yellow rice and raisins)
Although the Parliament of South Africa, sensitive to the rich culinary diversity of the country’s sixty million citizens, has declined to designate an official national dish, bobotie is sometimes said to be the unofficial one.
- House Lemonade
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