KitchenCOZA - a webshow about the culinary world of South Africa!

update (06 Oct 2015): Pick n Pay has uploaded the first episode of the second season of KitchenCoZA. Farm-styled Pumpkin Fritters! Yum!

One of the largest supermarket chains in South Africa, Pick n Pay, has started a web cooking show about traditional South African dishes on YouTube in May 2015. The show, hosted by Lentswe Benghu (Africa on a Plate!) and his colleagues Sue Ann and Alet (Tiaan in season two), features typical recipes such as Oxtail Potjie, Chakalaka, Koeksisters, Chicken Biryani and many more. Watching the episodes you get step-by-step instructions on how to cook the particular dishes as well as a link to the full recipe and a list of all ingredients. Some of the ingredients might not be available at stores outside South Africa, but I am sure that - with some imagination and improvisation - you can easily replace most of the spice mixes, ready mades and Pick n Pay-labelled products. If not, feel free to ask and we try to find it out for you!

"Africa on a Plate" - a webseries about the culinary world of South Africa

We just updated the "Africa on a Plate" playlist. "Africa on a Plate", produded by Green Zebra Productions & Jurgens van Wyk, is a web series that follows Lentswe Bhengu, a young hip chef around Cape Town and South Africa, discovering new and interesting dishes. The show is a regular feature on mweb.co.za. Enjoy!



Episode 01 [Video 02.03]: Tokai EarthFair Food Market
Episode 02 [Video 04.05]: Madame Zingara's "The Sidewalk Cafe"
Episode 03 [Video 06.07]: Vergelegen Wine Estate
Episode 04 [Video 08.09]: Josephine's Cookhouse
Episode 05 [Video 10.11]: Madame Zingara's "Cafe Paradiso" 
Episode 06 [Video 12.13]: Camphors Restaurant @ Vergelegen Wine Estate
Episode 07 [Video 14.15]: The Creamery
Episode 08 [Video 16.17]: Market day at The Biscuit Mill
Episode 09 [Video 18.19]: Madame Zingara's "Don Pedro's" NEW
Episode 10 [Video 20.21]: Savoy Cabbage NEW
tbc.

South Africa: Four new episodes of "Africa on a plate"

update (04 March 2013): I had a chat with the dudes from "Africa on a plate" over the weekend. Their show will get hosted on mweb.co.za from the 11 March 2013 and another 12 episodes are in the making! Awesome!

Do you remember the webseries "Africa on a plate" with host/chef Lentswe Bhengu? Well, Lentswe and team are back with a couple of new episodes. I just stumpled on a trailer for season one (!?!?), as well as about four new episodes. It also seems that "Africa on a plate" will soon be a regular web show on mweb.co.za. Anyway, enjoy the four new episodes filmed at the Tokai EarthFair Food Market, at Madame Zingara's "The Sidewalk Cafe", at the Vergelegen Wine Estate and at Josephine's Cookhouse. We will keep you posted as soon as we know a little more about the future plans of the webseries "exploring the wild & real culinary world of Africa".

Africa on a plate (webseries): Two new episodes available

A while back we introduced you to the webshow "Africa on a plate", in which chef Lentswe Bhengu, a young and hip chef from South Africa, is exploring the wild & real culinary world of Africa. After a break of a couple of month, the makers of the series have uploaded two new episodes. Watch it now and get to learn how traditional African beer is brewed and what a Christmas chicken Cape Town style is like.

Episode 1: Pan-fried Yellowtail or "Grilled fish in Houtbay"
Episode 2: Curry in Cape Town
Episode 3: How to cook a sheep's head or "Smileys in Langa"
Episode 4: How to brew African beer - NEW
Episode 5: Cape Town Christmas chicken - NEW

btw - Africa on a Plate is a brand new startup asking for funds on their Indiegogo site. You can also follow them on Facebook and Twitter. Good luck guys!

New web series "Africa on a Plate" explores the wild & real culinary world of Africa

I just stumbled on a great brand new web series named a Africa on a Plate in which Lentswe Bhengu, a young, hip chef from South Africa, is exploring the wild & real culinary world of Africa.
In the first episode, host Lentswe Bhengu shows us how they cook sheep heads, also known as "smileys", in South Africa. In the second episode, he introduces us to one of South Africa's unique Indian Curries and in episode three he shows us his version of a pan fried Yellowtail. We are going to keep the playlist updated! Kudos Lentswe! We love the videos!

Episode 1 - How to cook a Sheep's head
Episode 2 - Curry in Cape Town
Episode 3 - Pan fried Yellowtail

update (06 Dec 2012): The guys of "Africa on a plate" removed some of the videos, uploaded them again in a different order and produced two new episodes!

Episode 1: Pan-fried Yellowtail or "Grilled fish in Houtbay"
Episode 2: Curry in Cape Town
Episode 3: How to cook a sheep's head or "Smileys in Langa"
Episode 4: How to brew African beer - NEW
Episode 5: Cape Town Christmas chicken - NEW

btw - Africa on a Plate is a brand new startup asking for funds on their Indiegogo site. You can also follow them on Facebook and Twitter. Good luck guys!