Butter

South Africans are absolutely crazy about their butter. It goes on EVERYTHING. Having a hot dog? Add some butter. Peanut butter and jelly? Don't forget the butter. Ham sandwich? Butter.

And I am not even talking about spreading a thin layer of butter on things. They are practically cutting slices off of the stick of butter to add on to their sandwiches. My cousin made me a ham and cucumber sandwich awhile ago and the butter was so thick I thought it was cheese. I nearly threw up when it turned out to be LARD. There is really nothing grosser than eating cucumber slathered in gelatinous greasiness.

Still, their cholesterol-heavy obsession is not exactly always so bad. For instance, the hot dog thing. I never would've thought of it, but putting butter on along with ketchup is so yummy because the hot dog melts the butter and it mixes with the ketchup and is fairly divine.

Don't even get me started on the amount of sugar South Africans use in tea and coffee. 4 teaspoons is the absolute minimum. How they are not more obese than Americans is beyond me.







Me reading aloud from a questionaire at a church shelter for displaced immigrants: "Are you missing any family members?"
Refugee from Zimbabwe: "Yes, you know, am so sad and I miss them so much everyday because both my wife and parents are back in Zim."