Every now and then, Marita brings home some really tasty snacks given by her friends at the United Nations – medjool dates from Iraq, pistachios from Lebanon, Syrian baklava, alfajores from Argentina, etc. Yesterday, she brought home some cake sisters – or koeksisters as they are called in Dutch, which were given by Derrick, a consultant at the office. They are apparently a favorite snack in South Africa and they are absolutely addicting.
Koeksisters are short strips of dough that are braided together, deep fried and then drenched in syrup. They are very similar to the pilipit in Lucban which are roughly the same size and braided similarly, but made with unrefined sugar. The cake sisters should go great with the tea we got recently – also from the UN. Derrick asked if we wanted more, and I shamelessly said I would not refuse them. They’re really good 
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