On Day 3 in Africa, Katie and Penny did a Cape Malay cooking tour while the boys remained behind to relax and see the Aquarium. The Malay region of Cape Town is where the people of Asian descent (mainly Malaysians and Indians) live. The day started out with us going to the spice store and later to the butcher to learn about all of the different spice products. Finally we ended up at a private home (where about 10 different family members and neighbors came in and out throughout our cooking and eating) . We made homemade samosa, sauces, and chicken curry. In the evening we went on a Cape Jazz Tour. We started at Robbie Jansen’s house – famous saxophone player. His wonderful son cooked a fantastic dinner and he shared his many stories about playing in South Africa during the apartheid years, meeting Mandela, and playing abroad with many famous jazz musicians. Afterwards we headed out to a great jazz club in the Cape flats and enjoyed a jazz jam session. Today was especially wonderful because we got to spend time with the “real” people of Cape Town.
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