Plain outjie, 17, wins bake-off on World Koesister Day in Cape Town

All participants will be fasttracked into an eleven-month programme into the hospitality and tourism industry.

- BY MARSHA DEAN

CHAMPION: Abduraghmaan Jassiem, right UP-AND-COMING chefs celebrated a regte Kaapse food icon - the koesister - to kick off Heritage Month and mark World Koesister Day yesterday.

After a four-year hiatus, World Koesister Day (WKD) returned on Sunday with a special gathering held at the Sun Square Hotel bringing together media, food lovers and cultural enthusiasts over koesisters and coffee, a proudly South African tradition that embodies the warmth of our heritage.

This koesister is, of course not to be confused with a koeksister - the plaited syrupy confection of Dutch origin.