Koesisters are NOT Koeksisters!

[Azbubu]

Did you know this? I had no idea. I thought different people just pronounced it differently, especially here in die kaap where die mense sommer just drop out letters from words, but they're actually two different items!

Nb. don't bother wiki'ing it, their entry is incorrect.

Cape Malay koesisters are totally different to the plaited koeksisters you may know. For starters, they’re spelled (and pronounced) differently, dropping the ‘k’. The Cape Malay version is more like a doughnut, spiced with ginger, naartjie peel, cinnamon and aniseed, cooked in syrup and sprinkled with coconut.

 

[Jase]

Without trying to google it, what is a Koesister?

 

[satanboy]

saw it on Masterchef

Koesiester

Koeksister

 

[Azbubu]

saw it on Masterchef

Koesiester

Koeksister

Saw it at the bakery. Was trying to blend in so I asked for "koesisters" and I was given "koesisters". I was like :wtf: why aren't they plaited like a conservative mexican village girl and then she explained.

 

[Jase]

My aunt (bless her departed soul) used to make them. Thanks for the recipe!

We just used to call them Malay Koeksisters.

 

[KleinBoontjie]

I saw a documentary last year, where they showed the different Koeksisters of South Africa. There is actually like 3 or 4 different ones, including the Malay. And they went into history, how it was conceived and why..etc, etc.
So, according to them, it is all Koeksisters, just different varients and cultural back grounds and back drops.

 

[werny]

Ate a whole bag of koeksisters yesterday, today I feel sick, but it was totally worth it.

 

[d0b33]

I prefer a koesister over the koeksister anyday.

 

[zizo911]

Cook sister

 

[Azbubu]

Cook sister

Your sister's [-]koek[/-] cook :erm:

 

[FrankCastle]

There's a place near Makro Crownmines in Jhb that sell the best koeksisters ever

Now if I can just remember the name.

 

[phoneJunky]

I also prefer Koesisters over Koeksisters. Koeksisters are just to sweet for me now. I used to breakfast koesisters Sunday mornings when they lady came to deliver them when I still stayed in the Western Cape. When they delivered them they were still hot. To me that is the best time to eat them.

Edit: I haven't seen any places in Gauteng that sells this - then again, I was actively looking for this.

 

[Spizz]

Interesting. I used to eat a couple of the donut variety some mornings when working in Woodstock and wondered why they would call them koeksisters when they are not. Never noticed the missing k.

 

[Shake&Bake]

Koesiesters FTW! Used to be a Sunday morning thing after chapel for most of my life. Fresh and warm from the bakery, or ladies in the area that sold them, rush home for some tea. Ahhhh! The plaited Koeksisters are just way to sweet for me.

 

[Skywalker786]

I also prefer Koesisters over Koeksisters. Koeksisters are just to sweet for me now. I used to breakfast koesisters Sunday mornings when they lady came to deliver them when I still stayed in the Western Cape. When they delivered them they were still hot. To me that is the best time to eat them.

Edit: I haven't seen any places in Gauteng that sells this - then again, I was actively looking for this.

The uppercrust bakery in Mayfair sells koesisters on a Sunday morning, but you have to get there early before they sell out

 

[Nicodeamus]

I just thought that they were a different type of vetkoek.

 

[blunomore]

The best koeksisters are eaten cold .... crispy outside and filled with a lot of syrup inside.

 

[akescpt]

Koesiestas are yummy! Koeksisters are too sweet!

 

[I.am.Sam]

/noms koesisters

koeksisters are terrible ...cannot compare

 

[phoneJunky]

The uppercrust bakery in Mayfair sells koesisters on a Sunday morning, but you have to get there early before they sell out

Okay thanks, now I just have to find out where Mayfair is...