From mother to son: Les Da Chef remembers his mothers ting ya mabele
Lesego Semenya – a.k.a. Les Da Chef – remembers a dish he associates with his...
Sunday’s best: The Lazy Makoti reminisces about her family’s seven-colours lunches
Sparing her from beetroot stains before the traditional seven-colours lunch is Mogau Seshoene’s poignant example...
The Lazy Makoti discovers the magic of okra after giving it a second chance
There are some foods that create such a bad first impression that we never try...
The nostalgic, but slightly terrifying, task of setting up my first spice cupboard
For years, Annzra Denita’s parents would buy her spices for her. But when she found...
A pancake pledge to capture the taste of home
The simplicity of cinnamon-sugared pancakes is soul food for Sam Woulidge, and a taste she...
Preparing lamb with gratitude and respect
Whether it’s crisply rendered skaaptjoppies or a fall-apart no-carve leg,
you can always win over Sam...
Les Da Chef on the the subtle sourness of mageu
Not all good things in life are sweet. Lesego Semenya remembers a flavour from his...
The Lazy Makoti on the comfort and nostalgia of morogo
Often dismissed as a weed, morogo is the collective term for the wild-grown leafy veg...
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South Africa’s mother sauce: chakalaka
Chakalaka recipes are not in short supply, but Mogau Seshoene just happens to be the...
5 epic spring picnic basket fillers
Gone are the days of soggy sandwiches filling your cooler box for the beach thanks...
What Kate ate: the one-pan fish supper that could solve the world’s problems
TASTE editor Kate Wilson’s 2019 resolution is to cook one new dish every week. This...
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