Chakalaka

Chakalaka is a vegetable relish from South Africa. There is no set recipe for chakalaka, its based on how the recipe was passed down to you through your family or where you live now. But, most, if not all include baked beans, tomatoes, onions, ginger, garlic, and curry. Some include more spices to give it a more spicy flavor.

Chakalaka is traditionally served with breads, stews, and other South African dishes. It is also served with Amasi, a thick fermented milk popular in South africa. This helps tame the spices in the mixture. To make Chakalaka, basicly add all the ingredients together over a flame. The rest varies with the different aspects that make your Chakalaka...well....yours. The ingredients depend on who you are and where you hail from. Two people in Cape Town may make it two different way, while a person in Johannesburg may make it in a third way.

In South Africa, you can get canned chakalaka in any supermarket just like you can get canned spaghetti and meatballs in Illinois. There are restaurants that make it also, just like a pizza restaurant in Chicago, its not hard to find.