Samp and beans is a traditional dish of many of the people of South Africa and is called umngqusho<\/em> by the Xhosa people and isistambu<\/em> by the Zulu people. Samp and beans was also a favourite of the late Nelson Mandela.<\/p>\n You can eat your samp simply boiled or give it a modern twist. We got some Capsicum Culinary Studio lecturers to come up with some ideas:<\/p>\n Samp <\/strong><\/p>\n Pre-soak the\u00a0samp<\/em>\u00a0(or the samp and beans) in overnight in water. Bring water to the boil (you can add stock for more flavour), add samp and cook until tender (90minutes to two hours). Check regularly and ensure water does not boil away. Drain and season. You can then add butter or olive oil and seasonings such as salt and pepper.<\/p>\n Curried samp<\/strong><\/p>\n Fry one chopped onion in a tablespoon of oil, add crushed garlic and one tablespoon of curry powder of your choice. Add the cooked samp and toss until the kernels are well \u00a0coated.<\/p>\n Samp with pesto<\/strong><\/p>\n Once you samp is tender and drained, add 2 to 3TBL (or to taste) of readymade pesto. Stir until its incorporated and decorate with parmesan shavings and torn basil leaves.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Samp \u2013 the dried corn kernels that have become a staple of the South African diet \u2013 has its origins in America. According to Alice Morse Earle in the book Customs and Fashions in Old New England, it is believed that the word \u201csamp\u201d comes from the Native American word for the grain, \u201cnaussamp\u201d, which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":11104,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2060],"tags":[2892],"class_list":{"0":"post-11102","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-food-wine","8":"tag-alice-morse-earle"},"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2020\/09\/Samp_2-300x400.jpeg\")
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