Local Dishes

1. Umratha

   Umratha (porridge, eaten for example at breakfast)

   Usage

   The name for a porridge made from ground grain; it can also be used for a vegetable stew dish

   Grammar Note

   "Umratha wethanga" is a pumpkin dish. The same word also appears for mielie meal

2. Ipuphu

   Maize meal

   Usage

   Maize meal, the base of the staple porridge, sold in bags in shops

   Grammar Note

   The porridge is umratha and the meal is ipuphu. It is not Zulu uphuthu (crumbly stiff porridge)

3. Umhluzi

   Umhluzi (broth or sauce from cooked meat or vegetables)

   Usage

   The liquid left from cooking meat or vegetables, poured over porridge

   Grammar Note

   It is poured into a pot after the meat goes in. It also names the sauce in chicken dishes

4. Ngibawa ungiphe umratha.

   Porridge, please.

   Usage

   Used to ask for porridge at a canteen or lodging

   Grammar Note

   "Ngibawa ungiphe" is the pattern for "please give me …". Composed from known words and sentence patterns; native review recommended

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