Urban Eating Safaris
 Cape Town Inner City Day Trips
Explore the diversity of South African culture from local Malay fare to seafood specialities and fine dining in and around the Mother City. Enjoy hands-on cooking and dining experiences with some of the finest chefs in the city, recently voted as one of the top foodie destinations in the world by Lonely Planet.
Day Trip Option: Malay Meanderings
 Descendants of original slaves, the Cape Malay community has a rich heritage and a uniquely fragrant cuisine. Heady curries and hearty stews are flavoured with aromatic spices and served with spiced fruity accompaniments.
You'll taste bobotie, the most famous of Cape Malay dishes and also South Africa's national dish and you'll also get to drink in the sights and sounds of colourful Bo Kaap area, home to a thriving and vibrant Malay community. The tour includes a visit to the nearby District Six Museum, where former residents offer insight into life into this landmark suburb that was.
Learn how to blend individual spice mixes with your local host before putting your work to the test at a hands-on lesson with a local chef.
Day Trip Option: Seaside Discoveries
 Since the earliest strandlopers (beachcombers), the Indian and Atlantic Oceans sea have provided inhabitants of and visitors to the Cape with a smorgasbord of seafood delights. As well as oysters, mussels, limpets, crayfish and perlemoen (abalone), there is a host of superb white fish such as kingklip, yellowtail, snoek, and kabeljou to taste, cook and enjoy. Participants will learn fail proof methods for preparing and cooking fish dishes, always with a distinct locally flavoured angle.
Visit Kalk Bay, a traditional fishing village, with its quaint cobbled streets, eclectic range of vintage and bric n' brac shops and iconic eateries overlooking the harbour. Enjoy an historical walking tour in the village, and meet the colourful fishing boats as they come in with their catch. Top up your glass of chilled Chardonnay at a local restaurant and enjoy the freshest seafood of the season - from a hearty Bouillouibaise in the winter months to just-shucked oysters or fresher-than-fresh grilled line fish on a starlit summer's night.
Visits in and around Cape Town can be undertaken at any time of the year, and can be tailor made for each group. Cape Town enjoys winter rainfall, which has a charm of its own and summers are clear skies. There is an option for a wine-and-food pairing dinner, a visit to a wine estate near to Cape Town, visits to museums , and in true Samp & Souffle tradition, interactive cooking with a professional chef.
Your trip will include:
- All meals
- All non alcoholic drinks
- All South African wine and beers chosen by Samp and Soufflé and their suppliers
- All ingredients for interactive cooking
- All venue hiring and chefs instruction
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