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Bokkoms

Whole salted mullet dried in the wind, peeled and eaten with bread

South Africa Charcuterie & cured One for the adventurous

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Cured on racks at Velddrif on the Berg River since the eighteenth century; fishermen call them the biltong of the sea.

Frequently asked questions

What is Bokkoms?

Bokkoms is a charcuterie & cured from South Africa: whole salted mullet dried in the wind, peeled and eaten with bread. Cured on racks at Velddrif on the Berg River since the eighteenth century; fishermen call them the biltong of the sea.

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fish

Cooked

cureddried

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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