Local flavour

5 SA cookbooks you should own.
  • Taste 101 Greatest Recipes

    To celebrate 10 years of being your kitchen companion, Woolworths TASTE has compiled 101 of your favourite recipes. You can expect everything from iconic local favourites like Cape Malay pickled fish and smoorsnoek to international discoveries like spicy chorizo shakshuka.

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  • JAN – A Breath of French Air

    This is the second book from South Africa’s only Michelin star chef, Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen. Written as a memoir, the book celebrates the food served at Jan’s restaurant JAN in the south of France. With over 90 recipes, each chapter shows the delicious meals that can be served with seasonal ingredients.

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  • Welcome to my Table by Siba Mtongana

    Siba Mtongana is the queen of convenience. She offers easy tips to create meals with minimum effort that look like you’ve been behind the stove all day. 

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  • Reuben at Home

    A personal account of how Reuben Riffel chooses to feed his family and friends in his own home. These recipes, all created by Reuben, were inspired by his memories of happy family meals and his favourite flavours from childhood.

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  • Meat Manifesto

    Cape Town-based butcher Andy Fenner believes that you can’t sell meat unless you know how to cook it. This book celebrates various cuts of meat, by introducing readers to them, and offering delicious recipes best suited to each specific one.

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