Homemade in Cape Town

Sudanese food, made by hand.

Falafel and wraps, Sudanese biscuits, baklava, chilli and hibiscus juice, made in small batches for your table, your family and your events.

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Made by hand, in small batches
Rooted in Sudanese home cooking
Shaped by the wider Middle Eastern table

The food we're known for

What we make every week. Order for home, or ask about larger quantities for gatherings.

Falafel

Crisp outside, soft and green with herbs inside. Shaped by hand and fried fresh.

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Wraps

Falafel, chicken or beef, toasted in a wrap with fresh salad and our house sauces. Wrapped, tied and ready to take away.

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Aqashi

A Sudanese favourite, made with chicken or beef, coated in a spiced peanut crust and cooked in the oven or over charcoal. Served with warm flatbread, sliced onion, lemon and our house sauce. Contains peanuts.

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Chilli

Our house chilli sauce, made with roasted peanuts and green chilli. Creamy, fiery and good on almost everything. Contains peanuts.

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House sauces

Garlic sauce, sesame sauce and our creamy white sauce, made fresh. Good with wraps, falafel and chips.

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Photo to comeBiscuits stacked on a tray, with a glass of tea

Sudanese biscuits

Light, crisp biscuits made the traditional way with baking ammonia, which gives them their airy crunch. Lightly sweet, baked by the tray for Eid and made for dunking in tea.

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Photo to comeBaklava cut into diamonds, glossy with syrup

Baklava

Thin layers of pastry, chopped nuts and syrup, baked slowly until deep gold.

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Photo to comeHibiscus juice in a glass jug and glasses, with dried hibiscus flowers

Hibiscus juice

Karkadeh, the deep red hibiscus drink served across Sudan. Tart, lightly sweet and best poured ice cold.

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Photo to comeMillet and milk drink in a tall glass, with a little millet beside it

Millet with milk

Millet blended with cold milk into a smooth, filling drink. Choose your mix: dates, ginger or coffee.

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Falafel with lettuce, sliced onion, tomato and a bowl of white sauce in the sun

A family kitchen in Cape Town

Zad began with the food we grew up eating: falafel on a Friday morning, biscuits baked by the tray before Eid, and something sweet always ready for guests.

We still cook it the same way, by hand and in small batches. The recipes come from Sudan, with a few picked up around the wider Middle Eastern table.