The traditional cuisine that tourists can try in Johannesburg restaurants may look and taste very exotic. For local people, dishes with porcupine, crocodile or hippo meat have become usual, but for travelers from other countries, such food definitely means a new gastronomic adventure. Johannesburg restaurants often serve dishes with ostrich meat that are also typical everyday food for local people.
Vacationers interested in eating something completely unusual and extreme are recommended to order roasted caterpillars. It is possible to try them not only in local restaurants but also purchase from food carts right on the main streets of the city. This snack is inexpensive. Many experienced travelers mention that caterpillars taste as tender chicken meat. These insects are a nutritious product because they are rich in proteins.
Vacationers interested in fine cuisine can always order antelope steak in local restaurants. Moreover, local chefs are very skilled in cooking zebra tail. Among other interesting delicacies, there are various dishes with parrot fish. Malayan cuisine has a great impact on the formation of the national cuisine of Johannesburg. That is the reason why there are not only interesting meat delicacies but also many delicious fish dishes. As a rule, seafood is served together with various sauces and spicy garnishes.
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