Fish & Chips is the quintessential meal of the Cape. It’s the dish that makes you lick your fingers and instantly remember the best times of your life.
The perfect Cape coast meal: deep-fried hake or snoek, wrapped in newspaper, accompanied by a bag of slap chips with a dash of vinegar. Crispy, salty, oily goodness. Best enjoyed with a view of the ocean and a free hand for swatting away thieving seagulls.
Sure, you could get a grilled hake with a side salad from a restaurant for half the calories and double the price, but there’s nothing like the nostalgic joy of queuing for vis en tjips at a sea-salt-crusted takeout joint that has stood the test of time. And we’ve got 5 of the best…
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