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Jan 4Liked by Karin Schimke

Now I desperately want someone to bring me freshly cooked vetkoek.

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If it were to be brought from beyond your house walls, it would arrive cold and therefore it would no longer be the ideal vetkoek as god intended. So you'd have to get someone to make it in your kitchen and bring it to you. Like 'Vetkoek-in-your-own-kitchen-Uber-Eats' basically.

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Jan 4Liked by Karin Schimke

I think I’d rather go to someone else’s house, then, otherwise I’ll have the kitchen cleaning and washing up to contend with, which would spoil the effect. I’ve only had fresh vetkoek once in my life but I’d forgotten how much I enjoyed it until this post!

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Yes, someone else needs to deal with the mess. I agree!

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Jan 5Liked by Karin Schimke

What wonderful instances of abundance.

I also like this poem.

I've never eaten vetkoek - the freshly cooked version sounds heavenly (with very strong tea, for me, rather than coffee!)

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I hope I haven't over-sold vetkoek now 😄

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Jan 4Liked by Karin Schimke

My favourite Dennis Brutus poem. X

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Jan 4Liked by Karin Schimke

I can taste the vetkoek!

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When you're eating it, that's all you can do: taste it. You can't engage with other people or have a conversation. You can only taste it. And interspersed with sips of hot coffee...well.

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