Different Types of Flour - Die mense maak dit nie maklik nie hoor ->
Zelfrijzend bak bloem - Self raising flour. Perfect for those flapjacks, pancakes or muffins.
The next few items I will start with the name you know...
Baking soda - Baksoda or bicarbonate of soda
Tarwebloem - Snowflake meel. This is their all purpose flour
Griesmeel - The dutch version of mieliepap I suppose. Normally used for porridge. I would class this as a tasty wheat type of maize
Castor sugar - kristalsuiker
Baking powder - Bakpoeder
Patentbloem - Sifted much finer. Often used for light breads and pastries.
Semolina - Pasta flour - Perfect for making your own pasta and bread dough.
Icing sugar - Poedersuiker - However note that the tubes you buy can get expensive fast and boy is this a fine icing sugar. I prefer buying from cake shops instead of the grocery store.
Brown Sugar -Basterdsuiker
Its good and clean and fresh tra-la-la -
I know you sang that!
Bleach
Known as Bleekmiddel. Usually sold at the toilet cleaning products. Brand names incl Glorix. Looks like domestos bottle.
Handy Andy/ Vim
You get Vim here. In the shops you can also get handy andy equivalent called Cif abrasive
Mr min/ Pledge
There is a brand here called Pledge but you also get Pronto
Limescale
Lime scale here is nasty with our hard water. You will look for an Anti kalk.
Sunlight liquid
There are a few different variants available. Dreft. Dubro, fairy etc. The dishwasher detergents are the same as in SA with brands like Sun, Finish etc. Dishwasher by the way is a vaatwasser
Washing powder and sta-soft
You will need to check which works for you. FYI Sta-soft aka was verzachter.
There are several brands here that are similar to what you were used to back in South Africa. It may take a bit of trial and error to find the ones that work best for you.
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