“I Eat It With Biltong”: South Africans Share How They Pronounce and Eat Pap, Internet Chimes In

• A TikTok video showed a few South African women from different cultural backgrounds explaining how they eat pap
• One woman shared how some people ate the staple food for breakfast and at a braai, while another shared people from the north's preference
• Many members of the online community headed to the post's comment section to express their thoughts about the different ways to enjoy pap

There are a few Mzansi staple foods that always hit the right spot and bring comfort with every bite. South African women abroad shared how they eat one of South Africa's beloved dishes, leaving local internet users to share their opinions.

Eating pap in different ways

Using the TikTok handle @mellissaintheuk, a South African woman and three others residing in the United Kingdom shared how they pronounced 'pap' before diving into what they eat it with.

One woman claimed that Afrikaans people enjoyed pap with butter and sugar for breakfast, or with tomato relish at a braai. Another said she ate it with morogo (a group of three dark leafy green vegetables), while a third said people from the north ate pap with cabbage.

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The woman behind the camera shared:

"If you are a legend like me, I eat it with biltong."

Watch the TikTok video below:

What is South African pap?

Explaining what pap is, the information hub southafrica.net notes that the local staple food is made from maize meal and can be cooked runny, soft, or stiff and eaten any time of the day.

Mzansi talks about pap

The viral post had hundreds of South Africans sharing how they would enjoy pap, with some agreeing with the women in the video.

@chomzaan said to the public:

"The way I said morogo at the same time. My people."

@inyangangumash wondered in the comment section:

"Isn’t pap with sugar porridge?"

@trynatrol, who was in disbelief, told the online community:

"Pap with biltong is insane."

@funsize_maur commented with a laugh:

"I’m still shocked by pap and sugar. I think she’s referring to soft porridge. There’s no way."

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@anc_ie informed app users:

"I ate pap with sugar and butter for breakfast when my ouma made it, and at work, I eat pap with meat because of my colleagues."

@fieryjean8 laughed and shared:

"Pap is a serious situation."

3 Other Briefly News stories about pap

• To get creative, a police officer prepared her Grade 1 son's first school lunch, turning pap into star-shaped nuggets.
• A Korean woman residing in South Africa shared that she used pap instead of a Korean ingredient for a traditional meal.
• A woman worried her family when she served them pink pap. Their reactions were priceless and left the internet in stitches.

Source: Briefly News