In the diversity of South African culinary traditions, few treats hold as much cultural significance and sweet nostalgia as the koeksister and the koesister. The koeksister For many South Africans, a koeksister is far more than a sweet fried pastry; it’s a piece of identity. As Wilbur Smith aptly puts it, a koeksister is ‘heritage…culture…family and history’ all wrapped up … Continue reading Koeksisters and koesisters: The sweet heritage of South Africa