Cape Malay pickled fish a much-loved South African dish


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Pickled fish is usually served with hot, buttered bread. Photo: Ilana Sharlin Stone

By ILANA SHARLIN STONE

In Cape Town, South Africa, Easter is all about chocolate eggs, hot cross buns and pickled fish, a local turmeric-hued, sweet and sour favorite, flavoured with spices from the Cape of Good Hope's Malay culinary heritage.

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