Koesisters and the Kaap are a match made in heaven and its shocking that it’s taken so long to celebrate die lekker soetgoed.
Now we can finally celebrate the local pastry on 1 September which has been marked on the calendar as International Koesister Day.
Vannie Kaap is seker making jokes again because I can’t think of any other country that makes koesisters.
Dit maakie eintlik saakie because if you want a real koesister you need look no further than the Cape Flats.
Go to any suburb on a Sunday morning and you’re bound to find an auntie selling koesisters in the road.
Growing up in Bonteheuwel, Sunday morning koesisters were definitely a thing.
Two klapper koesisters with a cup of tea or coffee before heading off to church was the norm in my home.
At 9.55am as everyone is heading out, I was usually the one dusting coconut off my floral kerkrokkie.
Those were good times, when R10 would get you a bakkie vol koesisters and you could come back for seconds.
The celebration of the humble koesister is long overdue, but what better time to pay homage to one of our favourite sweet treats than during Heritage Month?
But why stop at koesisters when we have so many other soetgoed to sweeten your tastebuds?
In celebration of the first ever International Koesister Day on Sunday, here’s what you can add to your menu this weekend.