As the ‘cradle of humankind’, South Africa is considered the birthplace of cooking. The country's long culinary heritage is duly seasoned with an incredible diversity of people, ingredients, flavours and preparation methods that have graced its shores for millions of years.
Cooking as we know it was born in south-eastern Africa at least 1.5 million years ago, when Homo ergaster realised fires weren't only good for keeping warm. Since then, South Africa has experienced
