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    Woolworths Taste Tube
    The Chuckles éclair You get chocolate éclairs, and then you get chocolate éclairs made by an awardwinning pastry chef. (The Eat Out Woolworths Restaurant Awards, to be precise.) These are the latter. They're filled with a dark chocolate ganache – spi
    Woolworths TASTE5 min read
    The Way Of Clay
    “Wrapping the onions in clay retains more moisture and intensifies the flavour of the herbs. It's also a fun way to cook in the coals at your next braai. You can also do sweet potatoes this way. Make sure that the clay you use is food safe. I find mi
    Woolworths TASTE12 min read
    Last Orders
    “I have made so many pavlovas for TASTE over the years, and had to make one for our last issue. It's my best one yet.” – Abigail Donnelly Serves 8 EASY Preparation: 30 minutes Cooking: 2 hours free-range egg whites 8, at room temperature caster sugar
    Woolworths TASTE12 min read
    Fatima's TABLE
    If you want to prepare this a day in advance, you can make the lamb curry base but don't soak or cook the rice until the next day when you're ready to serve. “Cooking and eating good, home-made food has always been a part of my life; whether it was p
    Woolworths TASTE1 min read
    Off the Menu
    SCARLET FEVER We're seeing rhubarb on menus and pâtisserie counters everywhere, and not just the way your gran used to serve it. Think rhubarb panna cotta slices, flans served with stewed rhubarb, rhubarb-flavoured cocktails, spicy rhubarb chutneys,
    Woolworths TASTE4 min read
    Back To The Sauce
    I hate goodbyes. They make me anxious and unhappy. I want them to be perfect. And memorable. I obsess over them. Probably more than most. After the death of each of my loved ones, I have grieved about the things left unsaid. Worried about the way the
    Woolworths TASTE3 min read
    Layers Of Tradition
    I distinctly remember being 10 years old in my parents’ kitchen, confidently making my first pot of mince curry under the guidance of my mother, Shoneez Marks. At the time, it didn't seem remarkable, it felt like a natural progression from having lea
    Woolworths TASTE2 min read
    LAST ROUND Raise Your Glass
    Years ago, when I was a young, inexperienced journalist in the Big City (Cape Town, that is), I fell hard for a food magazine. This came as a surprise since I did not come from a “foodie” household, but rather a somewhat conservative Afrikaans kitche
    Woolworths TASTE10 min read
    Easy Eats
    “Whenever my mom made this recipe, it was a community event. Neighbours would arrive with their Tupperware, my dad would deliver to others, and I had to perform a balancing act on my bicycle, carrying multiple dishes at once to people who lived nearb
    Woolworths TASTE3 min read
    SO HOT RIGHT NOW On our radar
    Seafood boards using canned goods are all over the socials – think canned sardines, smoked mussels and tuna on a board with pickles, dips, cheese and crackers. You could turn a single can into a snack in mere minutes: drain smoked mussels, mix with 1
    Woolworths TASTE1 min read
    We've Got A New Treat For You!
    What's happening online? @WWTaste While working on this issue, we've also been cooking up a new-look website! (We never rest.) Head to taste.co.za to see our shiny new site, where you'll find our archive of recipes, dating back to 2003, only much eas
    Woolworths TASTE1 min read
    Meal-planning, Sorted!
    What's happening online? @WWTaste Here's why this is about to become your most-used pan: Cast-iron pans get extremely hot and retain heat very well. This means that they don't cool down too much when you add food to them, so you'll get beautifully se
    Woolworths TASTE6 min read
    The Long And The Short Of It
    “I usually serve this sauce with just the butternut and sundried tomatoes, but the cheese makes it extra special. You can cook the butternut in the air-fryer, which will save 10 minutes’ cooking time.” Serves 4 EASY Preparation: 20 minutes Cooking: 4
    Woolworths TASTE1 min read
    FOOD NERD TO FOLLOW Mia Everson
    Anthony Bourdain – I love how he saw food as a way to connect with and understand others, and his TV shows were kind of anarchistic. Julia Child, because she was such a character – she was unapologetically herself and followed her passions. Alison Ro
    Woolworths TASTE3 min read
    The Last Picture Show
    THERE'S A FEELING I GET FROM LOOKING AT OLD COOKBOOKS – the ones with smears and spills and loose pages that I learned to cook from. The Greek-style lamb with tzatziki from the Reader's Digest South African Cookbook is a portal back to my digs in Woo
    Woolworths TASTE1 min read
    TEAM PICKS Our favourite Woolies foods
    “I will always love the PRAWN COCKTAIL CHIPS. They were the first Woolies food item I ever bought, back at the store in Eloff Street in Johannesburg.” – Abigail Donnelly “I'm obsessed with the CHICKEN SCHNITZELS. I survived on them when both of my bo
    Woolworths TASTE6 min read
    Tribute Special
    WHEN TASTE LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER 2003, Sumien Brink was the editor-in-chief working alongside art director Jaco Janse van Rensburg, food editor Phillippa Cheifitz and an incredible editorial team at New Media. The first editor's letter, written by Phil
    Woolworths TASTE6 min read
    All Grown Up
    “This classic recipe makes a great starter but is also a satisfying meal on its own.” Serves 6 EASY Preparation: 10 minutes, plus 20 minutes’ chilling time Cooking: 30 minutes baby spinach 200 g  parsley leaves a small handful, finely chopped Woolwor
    Woolworths TASTE1 min read
    Woolworths Taste
    EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Kate Wilson EDITORIAL CONTENT & ART DEPUTY EDITOR Michelle Coburn CREATIVE DIRECTOR Katherine Botes GROUP ART DIRECTOR Jess Bailey SENIOR MULTIMEDIA DESIGNER Rugshaana Abrahams CHIEF COPY EDITOR Lynda Ingham-Brown PHOTOGRAPHERS Jan Ra
    Woolworths TASTE2 min read
    EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT Horseradish
    Look for firm roots with no green or spongy parts and no black spots or wrinkling skin. The colour should be a light brown, and the peeled/grated flesh should have a soft, ivory tone. Store it in the vegetable drawer of the fridge for up to a week –
    Woolworths TASTE15 min read
    Word On The STREET
    “I don't think street vendors get the credit they deserve for the fond memories they create. Someone like Noluvo Mamfengu of Zamalady Food Truck in KwaLanga, Cape Town, feeds hundreds of people each day, many of them learners at Langa High School. Th
    Woolworths TASTE1 min read
    Woolworths Taste Tube
    Sadie's chocolate-chip cookies This might just be the cutest video we've ever made. Supermom Saadiyah Hendricks of Sadie's Bubble of Yum brought her two eldest daughters to the studio to help make these outrageously good chocolate-chip cookies for Mo
    Woolworths TASTE11 min read
    AFRICA IS The Final Frontier Of FOOD
    My name is Mariama. I was named after my grandmother, but for as long as I can remember everyone has called me Maria. I speak three languages – Krio, Mende and English – and I live in Kent with my family. I have many fond childhood memories of growin
    Woolworths TASTE5 min read
    Jared Dreams Of Pastry
    It's safe to say that Jared Melamed is not a traditional pastry chef. For one thing, he is completely self-taught. For another, he has travelled the world as a professional diver. (He was also deported from Australia, but we'll get to that later.) Bu
    Woolworths TASTE5 min read
    Sauce Code
    PINEAPPLE RIND HOT SAUCE “Make this, and you'll be done with tomato sauce for life! Serve it on hotdogs, burgers or drizzle onto a stone fruit burrata salad.” Makes 500 g EASY Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking: 30 minutes oil ¼ cup onion 1, roughly cho
    Woolworths TASTE3 min read
    It Takes A Kitchen To Raise A Cook
    This sentiment, expressed by foragercook Roushanna Gray in “Wild at Heart” (p 56), or a variation of it, appears in at least six different places in this issue. Sierra Leone-born author and cook Mariama “Maria” Bradford refers to it repeatedly in her
    Woolworths TASTE6 min read
    Island In The Sun
    You've never tasted sugar quite like galabé, a heritage delicacy made from sugar cane juice that takes various forms – from thick, dark syrups to crystallised sugar, caramel spread and melt-in-the-mouth bonbons. Book a tour of the micro-factory on th
    Woolworths TASTE1 min read
    The Revival Of Nostalgic Flavours
    There's something magical about the way indigenous ingredients and age-old cooking techniques can transform a simple dish into a culinary masterpiece. As consumers seek out the nostalgia of their favourite home-cooked meals, the food and beverage sec
    Woolworths TASTE2 min read
    What's For Supper?
    What's happening online? @WWTaste In a perfect world, with infinite time and money, mealplanning would be pleasant. Imagine poring over recipe books and magazines, scrolling through your saved folder on Instagram – perhaps even messaging a friend for
    Woolworths TASTE7 min read
    Easy Eats
    If kale isn't your thing, swap it for baby spinach. This recipe is delicious with baked potatoes, pasta or brown rice. “Woolies’ date syrup has a wonderful sweet taste with just a hint of bitterness, a delicious contrast with fragrant citrus and salt

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