Cozy up with a South African Rooibos Redbush Hot Toddy

From all of us here at Eat Sum More, we would like to wish you and your family a very Happy New Year!

Here’s to a happy, healthy, successful and prosperous 2025! 😊

South Africa’s diverse climatic conditions are perfectly suited to the production of most nuts, including groundnuts (like peanuts) and tree nuts (like almonds and cashews).

However, macadamia nuts are the #1 predominant tree nut crops grown in the country.

The South African Macadamia Growers’ Association (SAMAC) estimates that there are over 700 producers in the country. South Africa also boosts the single largest commercial planting in the world.

The global trend towards eating healthier food has seen tree nut production worldwide increase year-after-year for the last decade. Data from the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC) revealed that South Africa was the leading global producer of macadamia nuts in 2024, accounting for 29% of world production.

Macadamia nuts were already established in the Durban Botanical Gardens in South Africa in 1915. Commercial production was established in the 1960s with production increasing so much over the years that South Africa has now become the largest producer of macadamia nuts worldwide!

Our biltong chili bites, also known as peri-peri biltong stokkies, are great to have around the house and/or the office for when you are craving a quick snack. And the convenient re-sealable packaging also makes them great for when you are on the go, watching a live sporting event or even at the movies.

Eat Sum More chili bites are made of thin strips of our premium grade, biltong beef and marinated in imported South African biltong spice. We carefully select each piece of lean topside beef joints which are of the highest quality. The pieces are then left to marinade in order to absorb all the spices. The beef strips are then slowly air dried to perfection and then are cut into thin chili bite strips.

Watch out, however as they are quite addictive! 😝

Added bonus – our South African biltong chili bites are Ketogenic & Paleo friendly.

Come visit us at our store in Thornhill, Ontario (just North of Toronto) or order online to get your hands on these premium delicacies.

Go ahead and slip on some fuzzy socks, light your favorite candles, and fire up the kettle – it is time to wind down after a long day. Grab yourself a soothing cup of South African Roobidas Redbush tea and indulge in some well-deserved self-love.

Ingredients
8 Rooibos Tea bags
4 stalks mint
1 lemon
1 orange
2 slices ginger
1 tablespoon honey

Directions
Cut the orange and lemon into 4 thick slices each. Put all the ingredients into a glass jug and cover with 1 cup of warm water. Leave to stand for 30 minutes. Strain, lightly squeezing the excess liquid from the teabags, fruit and mint. Pour strained tea into a 2L container and then cover with boiling water, and stir thoroughly. Serve with a little sugar syrup (if you like it sweeter) and a few slices of mixed citrus fruit.