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Potjiekos

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In South Africa, potjiekos, literally small-pot food, is a dish prepared outdoors. It is traditionally cooked in a round, cast-iron, three-legged cauldron called a potjie, heated using small amounts of wood or charcoal, or, when fuel is scarce, twisted grass or even dried animal dung.

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South Africa 1
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1. Potjiekos, Wikipedia
History section, second paragraph
Quote, History section, second paragraph
Potjiekos originated with the Voortrekkers
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