A tameletjie is a homemade sweet and features predominately within the Afrikaans and Malay cultures of South Africa. The sweet is made from sugar and water and boiled until caramelized and then rested to cool to form a hard sweet. There are many variations to the sweet attained by adding almonds, pine nuts or coconut to the recipe. Tameletjie is sometimes made by dads for their children on special occasions.