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Welcome to the Celtnet Recipes section for recipes from the Southern African country of Botswana. Here you will find all the recipes from Botswana on this site all gathered into one place. I have attempted to gather together here as many Botswanan recipes as possible. The current collection represents the largest gathering of Botswanan recipes into one place on the web today. (Just scroll down for the recipes, they follow the brief introduction to Botswana given below.)

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Botswana and its Cuisine

Botswana, officially: Lefatshe la Botswana; Republic of Botswana Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. The capital and largest city is Gaborone. It is a mining country (the world's largest diamond producer) with its economy closely tied to that of South Africa. The official language is English, with Tswana accepted as a national language. Botswana counts as one of Africa's most stable countries and is the continent's longest-lived continuous multi-party democracy. The main ethnic groups are: Tswana (or Setswana) 79%, Kalanga 11%, Basarwa 3%, other, including Kgalagadi and white 7%. The main languages include: Setswana 78.2%, Kalanga 7.9%, Sekgalagadi 2.8%, English 2.1% (official), other 8.6%, unspecified 0.4%. The majority of the country is Christina, with religious divisions being: Christian 71.6%, Badimo 6%, other 1.4%, unspecified 0.4%, none 20.6%.

Botswana is dominated by the Kalahari desert and the most important dishes incorporate vegetables and fruit. Bushmeat also forms an important part of the diet, as does fish. In common with neighbouring countries the carbohydrate staple of this country is rice and ugali is also eaten. Lamb and chicken form the meat staples and are cooked in tomato-based stews and served with rice. Okra is often used to thicken these stews. The British influence in the country introduced meat pies that are made with chicken or lamb mixed with raisins and apples. Sweets are also an important components of meals and créme caramel is often served.



The alphabetical list of recipes from Botswana follows (limited to 100 recipes per page). There are 12 recipes in total:


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Botswana Beef
     Origin: Botswana
Botswanan Lamb Pie
     Origin: Botswana
Rice Balls
     Origin: Botswana
Botswanan Cabbage
     Origin: Botswana
Chicken in a Hole
     Origin: Botswana
Seswaa
(Pounded Meat)
     Origin: Botswana
Botswanan Chicken Groundnut Stew
     Origin: Botswana
Diphaphta
(Fried Muffins)
     Origin: Botswana
Spaghetti with Broccoli
     Origin: Botswana
Botswanan Chicken Pie
     Origin: Botswana
Phane Stew
     Origin: Botswana
Vegetable Potjie
     Origin: Botswana

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