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16th century
In 16th century,The French Huguenots, fleeing from religious persecution in France, were another European culture that settled in the cape in 1689. The stamp they put on the Cape Colony’s cuisine was more in the line of refining it. They were the ones that changed the way food was served, from serving it all at once allowing everybody to select what they wanted to eat, to serving the dishes in a sequence of multiple courses. -
17th century
During the pioneering days of the 17th century, new foods such as biltong, droëwors (dried sausage) and rusks evolved locally out of necessity.French Huguenot refugees from persecution, brought wines as well as their traditional recipes from France. -
18th Century
A French writer Joseph Berchoux defined French cuisine as “Passion of eating good food, hygienically and well prepared, enjoyable delicious cuisine, food layout and preparation method”The inclusion of cream and mutton was introduced by the French.
