and women to work in their vineyards, and turned to the Malay slaves (and the few Khoi and San they could lure into employment). Much later, sugar farmers brought indentured labourers from India to cut the cane. The British, looking for gold and empire, also brought their customs and cuisine, as did German immigrants. And black communities carried on eating their traditional, healthy diet: game, root vegetables and wild greens, berries, millet, sorghum and maize, and protein-rich insects like locusts. Today the resultant kaleidoscope - the famous "rainbow" - applies not only to the people but to the food, for one finds in South Africa the most extraordinary range of cuisines. Typical South African foods and dishes · Amasi, sour milk. · Biltong, a salty dried meat (similar to jerky). · Bobotie, a dish of Malay descent, is like meatloaf with raisins and with baked egg on top, and is often served with yellow rice, sambals, coconut, banana slices, and chutney
v. suppose Syn. presumably n. supposition The new trains can supposedly reach speeds of 150 miles per hour. The stockbroker's supposition is that the economy will improve. sustained adj. continuing in a constant way; remaining v. sustain strong adj. sustenance Syn. consistent Sustained rainfall is the only hope they have for relief from the drought. The trees could not sustain the attack of the locusts. symbols n. a sign or object that represents something adv. symbolically or somebody marks adj. symbolic Syn. marks v. symbolize The strange symbols found in Egyptian tombs have intrigued historians for centuries. I think this painting symbolizes the universal themes of humanity. synthesis n. the mixing of separate things to form a adv. synthetically* whole adj
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