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- noun South Africa  A dish of curried mince with an eggcustard baked on top.
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								Although it took me longer than usual to make dinner, the bobotie was a success, measured by requests for seconds. 
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								Indeed, the Malay-Portuguese words such as bobotie (a curried ground beef and egg custard dish), sosatie (kebabs marinated in a curry mixture) and bredie (slowly cooked stews rich in meat, tomatoes and spices) are integral in our cookery vocabulary. FIELD ROAST COOKBOOK STILL IN PROGRESS-- LATEST SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENTS Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009 
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								Indeed, the Malay-Portuguese words such as bobotie (a curried ground beef and egg custard dish), sosatie (kebabs marinated in a curry mixture) and bredie (slowly cooked stews rich in meat, tomatoes and spices) are integral in our cookery vocabulary. Archive 2009-06-01 Bryanna Clark Grogan 2009 
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								We ate mainly Western food but were occasionally introduced to local dishes such as bobotie, pap and local meat. TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009 
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								For example, on Annisa's winter menu, Chinese soup dumplings are filled with foie gras and roasted rack of lamb is served with South African elements such as tamarind chutney and a gussied up version of bobotie, a national South African ground meat and egg casserole. Spanish Mackerel With Blood Orange and Anchovy Sauce Kitty Greenwald 2011 
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								Heers sum Mrs. Bolls Chutney furr teh bobotie, enjoi! no wayz. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010 
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								June 22, 2010 at 9:33 am what is this bobotie of which you speak? no wayz. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010 
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								Chicken bobotie, shown here, is a dish of ground meat baked with a crust. 
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								Chicken bobotie, shown here, is a dish of ground meat baked with a crust. 
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								They'll give you a little map in the visitor centre (open 10am-4. 30pm) and you can recover from your exertions in the Duck Inn near the car park, where they serve anything from the typical bobotie meat-fest to tea and scones. 
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