FRED KHUMALO: Rediscovering African cuisine
South Africans know more about European and US culture than about the varied and sometimes surprising food to come out of the rest of Africa
In Ratatouille, the hilarious animated movie about food, the resident food critic Ego opines: "In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little, yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgment ... But there are times when a critic truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and defence of the ‘new’. The world is often unkind to new talent, new creations. The new needs friends."
I chewed on these words as I contemplated a visit to Hombaze, a chain of restaurants that is not new in this country. But to many diners it remains undiscovered, even to those who swear undying love for African cuisine...
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