Bearly Politics: Bobotie and Other Crimes

Melktert, But She’s Seen Some Things

The Bear — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 13:16:32 GMT

This isn’t a completely standard Melktert. If that’s what you’re after, Google’s got about a million. This one’s a bit extra - in a good way. A few small tweaks, a little more care, and a lot more flavour.

It’s a firm South African favourite.

Sorry again for no photo - I am sadly too disorganised to take pictures of my food. You get a photo of a Bear ins…

Malva Pudding for People Who’ve Had a Week

The Bear — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 08:47:07 GMT

Welcome to recipe number two in what I’m now calling my extremely inconsistent but well-intentioned attempt at being a domestic god.

Originally, I thought these would be midweek posts - a little Wednesday treat, something to break up the week. But much like my gym attendance and my plans to organise the spice rack, reality had other ideas. So now, they’r…

Bobotie

The Bear — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:15:43 GMT

There was no way I could start this section with anything other than Bobotie. It’s the dish that launched a thousand questions - from “What even is that?” to “Why is it sweet?” to “Wait, is this… a meat custard?!”

Yes.

Yes, it is.

Bobotie was one of the first things I ever cooked properly. Not microwaved, not reheated - cooked. And like most South African…