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Uphuthu

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A dish of uphuthu (right) served with skop (meat from the head of a cow)

Uphuthu is a South African method of cooking mealie meal whereby the end product is a finely textured coarse grain like meal which is typically enjoyed with an accompaniment of vegetables and meat in Kwa Zulu Natal and Eastern Cape regions of South Africa or as the star of the dish with amasi or maas in the Gauteng regions. Some cultures add sugar to uphuthu and amasi to enjoy it as a sweet treat that would resemble a cereal however the corn based stable is typically enjoyed as is with amasi.