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🇧🇼 Traditional dishes from Botswana

3 dishes people actually cook in Botswana: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Biltong

120 min · medium · 6 ingredients

Biltong, a traditional dish from Botswana

Savor the rich, spiced flavor of homemade biltong!

  • 1000 g beef fillet
  • 30 g salt
  • 10 g black pepper
  • 10 g coriander seeds
  • 50 ml vinegar
  • 5 g cayenne pepper

Pap

30 min · easy · 3 ingredients

Pap, a traditional dish from Botswana

Savor the comforting taste of Botswana's pap!

  • 400 g maize meal
  • 1000 ml water
  • 1 tsp salt

Seswaa

180 min · medium · 9 ingredients

Seswaa, a traditional dish from Botswana

Savor the rich flavors of Botswana with this hearty stew.

  • 800 g beef chuck
  • 2 onions
  • 4 garlic
  • 500 ml beef broth
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 500 ml water
  • 400 g potatoes

What do people eat in Botswana?

The three dishes from Botswana documented in Copper are Biltong, Pap and Seswaa. Two of the three are boiled. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 14 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Botswana?

The three recipes need 14 ingredients between them. Copper's atlas covers 588 dishes from 196 countries, and these three are the Botswana entries. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Botswana take?

Pap is the quickest at 30 minutes. Seswaa is the longest at 180 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 120 minutes — a weekend dish rather than a weeknight one.

Which dish from Botswana is easiest to make at home?

Pap is rated easy — start there. The full method is on its recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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