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True culinary star in Ballito

FEEL THE SPICE

In my food column last week I mentioned a brilliant chicken and prawn curry from Cindy’s Umhlali Fresh Produce. I wanted to treat two Australian friends to a truly authentic Durban-style curry. And yes, they were suitably impressed.

This week I took a trip up the North Coast to find out more about Ballito’s best-kept secret, and chatted to Cindy Valayadam, one of KZN’s true culinary stars.

Her shop is an Aladdin’s cave of culinary treats. There’s an array of fresh produce from the farm, a smallholding she and her husband Bala run. What

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