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Families and volunteers shared homemade dishes that reflect the unique culinary heritage of the Cape Malay people as they broke their Ramadan fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"THOUSANDS GATHER FOR COMMUNAL IFTAR IN CAPE TOWN&#039;S HISTORIC BOKAAP\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uJGg368d1Lo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local resident Ebrahim noted that traditional staples such as daltjies (chili bites), samoosas, Bobotie, and koe\u2019sisters featured prominently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bo-Kaap holds significant historical weight as the site of the country\u2019s first mosque, the Auwaal Mosque, and as a former center of anti-apartheid activism. 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