CANIMAMBO RESTAURANT GRASKOP
Portuguese Restaurant
in Graskop, Escarpment,
Mpumalanga, South Africa
Canimambo Restaurante Portugues e Mozambicano
Mozambican/Portuguese – South African cooking
Being a sea-faring nation the Portuguese were intrepid explorers and amongst the first Europeans to visit the
Cape of Good Hope in the 1500s. In the
Colonial era that followed they left their mark in various places on the African continent – Angola, Mozambique and South Africa. From the indigenous
people they learnt the usefulness of chilies (piri-piri), which they combined with more traditionally Portuguese ingredients such as olive oil, lemon
juice and garlic. Where European Portuguese food is delicately flavoured, Mozambican/Portuguese– South African cuisine is fearlessly fiery.
Canimambo is a family run restaurant, where you can meet Carla, the Mozambican/Portuguese owner, husband Lance, sons Sean and Wesley, and daughter
Courtney at
Dullstroom.
We pride ourselves in authentic cuisine, friendly service and a cozy atmosphere.
Look out for the following when visiting us:
- The breadbasket: Portuguese rolls are an absolute treat and a meal within a meal.
- Lulas grelhadas (calamari steaks) – flame grilled which should never be passed up.
- Figados de galinha a piri-piri (piri-piri chicken livers) is a local institution. Use the bread to mop up the lovely juices and you will understand
why they never go out of fashion.
- Batata frita - hands down the South African Portuguese make the best potato chips in the country. Double fried with lots of salt and dollops of
vinegar on demand, makes it comfort food in the extreme.
- Espetada de bife - The Portuguese espetada consists of cubes of perfectly aged rump steak, bay leaves and lemon dipped in course salt before landing
on the grill. The natural bay leaf flavour permeates the meat and the salt seals those meaty juices in. Charred on the outside and succulent inside,
it’s a steak meal with a difference.
- Galinha piri-piri (Piri-piri chicken) arguably the most popular dish in South Africa served hot, mild or with lemon butter sauce.
- Camarao grelhado na brasa (flame grilled prawns), sardinhas assadas na brasa (flame grilled sardines) and bacalhau (cod fish) are other popular
Portuguese dishes.
We set the standards and others follow
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