Cook in an African cast-iron pot!
Get your friends together and cook a delicious meal in a South African cast-iron pot (pronounced 'potchee')! It is an exciting and enjoyable way of relaxing together. A fun and tasty alternative to a barbeque! The potjie is placed over hot coals, either on a fire or on top of a grill. You regulate the heat by moving the coals closer to or away from the pot. Its rounded shape collects the liquid in the bottom of the pot. You therefore need very little water and other liquids. The food becomes rich in taste and healthy!
You can cook anything you like in a potjie! It heats up rapidly and it browns meat and vegetables very well. In South Africa, potjie cooking is a life-style full of fantasy. They even have competitions in making the best potjie! You can find mouth-watering recipes, ideas and inspiration at this home page. We also sell spice kits with complimentary recipes and cooking books with tasty potjie-recipes for meat, fish, chicken or vegetarian dishes.
Explore our products!
Potjies / African
Cast-iron pots
Mrs Ball's Chutney
Bushman's Chilli Sauces
Taste of Africa Spices
African Tea & Coffee
Taste of Africa Sundried fruit
Hand made in Africa
Cooking Books
African Culture Books
Recipes
About Us
Taste of Africa is a Swedish company that import and sell products for exotic cooking and interior decoration. We own a farm stall near Hedesunda, 30 km South of Gävle. In 2007 we opened Baobab Kitchen, the new exciting, interactive experience of Africa, where groups learn to cook and bake over a fire in African cast-iron pots. We are wholesalers to shops and restaurants, and we advertise and sell our products on markets and festivals in Sweden and on the Internet.
Taste of Africa works intimately with the export company Nu Taste Trading in South Africa. The two companies together, own and market the Taste of Africa brand as well as other products sold by Taste of Africa.
The two owners Nolan van Wyk and Åsa Hemborg are passionate in their exploration of exotic food, spices, sauces and everything that comes with a positive food experience. They believe that genuine positive experiences of exotic food bring people of different cultures together. It's like travelling in your own kitchen!
Contact Us
Taste of Africa
Physical- & postal address:
Gilleråsvägen 59, 810 40 Hedesunda, Sweden
Phone in Sweden:
0291-61025, 070-264 2109
Fax: 0291-61025
(International: +46-291-61025)
taste-africa@hermanus.co.za
Nu Taste Trading
Physical address:
Plot 690, Ettiene Street, Stanford, South Africa
Postal address:
P O Box 990, Stanford 7210, South Africa
Phone in South Africa:
028-341 0707, 083-524 5847
Fax: 028-341 0707
(International: +27-28-3410 707)
nutaste@hermanus.co.za