food

Delhi: The city where food breaks down divisions

WorldNiren Tolsi | 2019-12-05 00:00:00

The litre of duty-free whisky was proving very useful. Not in blotting out saffron-coloured ethno-nationalism but in cleaning out the wounds...

Low-income black women hardest hit by noncommunicable diseases

OpinionMJ Matsolo | 2019-10-27 00:00:00

Increasing rates of noncommunicable diseases — such as cancer, heart disease, type two diabetes and strokes — have surpassed HIV as the...

Heritage foods are on the menu

Arts and CultureNikita Singh | 2019-10-04 00:00:00

Fast food. Drive-through. Grab-and-go. Heat-and-eat. South African food is centred around tight deadlines and busy schedules.

How tasty Delicious is depends on your taste

Arts and CultureRefiloe Seiboko | 2019-09-24 17:54:00

This past weekend the annual DStv Delicious International Food and Music Festival took place at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, at the top of...

Ecological land grab: food vs fuel vs forests

EnvironmentMarlowe Hood | 2019-08-06 09:13:00

The overlapping crises of climate change, mass species extinction, and an unsustainable global food system are on a collision course towards what...

Our starch cravings date back to cave dwellers

Arts and CultureMatthew Taub | 2019-05-31 00:00:00

Starches have been dietary staples for even longer than we thought. Archaeological evidence now confirms that humans have been cooking plant...

Disorders don’t discriminate

OpinionLinda Christensen | 2019-04-26 00:00:00

Eating disorders are illnesses that anyone can get, have little to do with vanity and can have lifelong after-effects.

A culinary journey across SA

Arts and CultureNikita Singh | 2019-03-22 00:00:00

The menu at La Petite Maison is designed to take you on a culinary expedition of South Africa, from the choppy waters of the Atlantic to the lush...

How to eat to save the world

OpinionModi Mwatsama, Howard Frumkin | 2019-02-15 00:00:00

There is not a country in the world that is not grappling with the serious health and environmental consequences of its citizens’ diets. There...

A tale of two cultural tastes

Arts and CultureNikita Singh | 2019-02-08 00:00:00

‘In black culture, everybody’s mother says they make the best steamed bread. In Italian culture, everyone’s mother makes the best bolognese or...

Search for ‘good food’ is karma

Arts and CultureDinika Govender | 2018-11-02 00:00:00

My first memory of okra is from my childhood on a Saturday night in Fordsburg Square, Johannesburg.

Strawberry saboteur evades Australia police

WorldAgency | 2018-09-18 07:08:00

Australian police on Tuesday admitted they still don't know who has been putting sewing needles in supermarket strawberries, but warned perpetrators behind the nationwide scare face a decade in jail....

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