July 2020

Woolworths TASTE

The best recipes, dining-in solutions, creative entertaining ideas, food trends and personalities from the South African food industry.

Woolworths TASTE1 min readRegional & Ethnic
A Bit On The Side
We’ve got enough on our plates as it is – who has the time to cook everything from scratch every night? Enter the prepared vegetable range from Woolworths. Simply take your pick, follow the heating instructions and get on with your life. Whether it’s
Woolworths TASTE3 min readCooking, Food & Wine
A Cook’s Romance
IF YOU HAD TOLD ME 15 YEARS AGO – while I was editing a fashion magazine and trying to lose all the kilos I had piled on after turning 30 – that I would be writing the editor’s letter of TASTE magazine from my bedroom in the ’burbs, a jar of sourdoug
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Winning Reader
I am a little emotional writing this letter. It is day 49 of lockdown, I am post-call after a difficult shift in casualty in the state hospital where I work, and I haven’t seen my family for about three months now. It is my birthday and I honestly ho
Woolworths TASTE1 min readCooking, Food & Wine
Bos Rooibos Shots
BOS, the makers of the much-loved organic rooibos ice tea, has launched a new range of functional daily shots. The shots consist of a combination of brewed organic rooibos, fruit juice and functional ingredients, and are available in four variants. T
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Kate Wilson FOOD DIRECTOR Abigail Donnelly abigail.donnelly@newmedia.co.za GROUP MANAGING EDITOR Liesl Nicholson liesl.nicholson@newmedia.co.za GROUP ART DIRECTOR Alistair Fester SENIOR CONTENT EDITOR Michelle Coburn michell
Woolworths TASTE1 min readBotany
Fruity Firsts
Looking for something new? Woolies’ new limited-edition seasonal yoghurts and smoothies featuring the iconic fruit it’s become known for – locally cultivated ClemenGold® mandarins, Pink Lady® apples and Packham pears – will hit the spot. Choose betwe
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taste.co.za EAT YOUR (WINTER) GREENS!
The eternal struggle to get your family to accept greens on their plate – it’s real, we know. And we have the answer. This month, we’ll be sharing ingenious ways to incorporate legumes and leeks into crowd-pleasing dishes. Save time and your sanity
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All Rise!
Fresh yeast comes in a block form and is crumbled into dough. Use double the amount of fresh yeast as you would dry yeast. Most bakers prefer fresh yeast to dry. There’s no need to mix instant yeast with warm milk or water, use it straight from the p
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Rise Up!
Makes 2 loaves A LITTLE EFFORT GREAT VALUE Preparation: 20 minutes, plus 90 minutes’ proving time Baking: 45 minutes cake flour 1 kgsalt 2 tsugar 100 ginstant yeast 10 gfennel seeds (or aniseed) 4 Tbutter 100 g, meltedwhite grape juice 1 cup, heate
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Let’s Get It Started
To make a simple starter, you need equal quantities of bread flour and water. A good-quality flour such as Eureka, rye or spelt (or a mixture) works well, but any flour can be used. Mix the flour and water until it’s the texture of a thick paste, the
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Butter Up!
Whip 230 g butter using an electric mixer until fluffy and pale and top with flaky salt. Paddled butter is made using grooved, wooden paddles to remove buttermilk from freshly churned butter, and to evenly distribute salt, making it easy to spread. M
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Doughs And Don’ts
If your house is very cold and you’re worried your dough won’t rise, turn on the oven to its lowest setting, open the door and prove the bread in front of it. When slashing or scoring the top of your dough before baking, use a very sharp utility knif
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Raisin’ Yeast
Another way to make a starter is to place 3 T raisins in a jar with 1 t sugar. Top up with warm water until covered. Seal with a lid and leave in the warmest part of your kitchen, but not in direct sunlight, for six days. You’ll notice bubbles starti
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Baker Speak
ACTIVATION: The process of creating a lively, vibrant sourdough starter either through refreshing a refrigerated starter or rehydrating and awakening a dehydrated starter. CRUMB: A term referring to the texture of the inside of a loaf of sourdough.
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Bake It Better
For an extra crispy crust, place a tray of 15 ice blocks in the bottom of the oven, or mist the oven with water every 10 minutes using a spray bottle. This creates steam, which keeps the crust soft during the first 5–10 minutes of baking time so the
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Add An Avo
IN SOUTH AFRICA, we’re lucky enough to have locally grown avocados available almost all-year round, thanks to our farmers who grow both green-and dark-skinned avos. The green-skinned varieties (known for their creamy, buttery flesh), such as Fuerte,
Woolworths TASTE1 min readCooking, Food & Wine
Babka Bonanza
Making this yeast-risen Eastern European bread may be a labour of love, but it’s become a popular lockdown project. We’ve seen everything from peanut butter to raspberry cheesecake versions. Find the recipe for ours at taste.co.za. Watch Abigail
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On Our Food Radar
What fresh hell is this? A new social media platform spewing out viral food trends? Here’s what you missed if you’re steering clear. Eggs, sugar and peanut butter don’t sound like they’d ever form a solid cookie, but our head of digital (that’s me,
Woolworths TASTE1 min readCooking, Food & Wine
Dinner Out, Redesigned
One bar in Maryland, USA, is already using these fun social distancing tables. Designers Revolution Event Design & Production also offer Plexiglass table dividers and cushions designed to go on chairs to be left empty that read “Due to social distanc
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What About South African Restaurants?
Interior designer Irene Kyriacou, who designed Joburg restaurants Marble and Saint, says restaurants will need to remove some tables to create distance between diners. “Sadly the downside is a loss of seat capacity,” she says – a factor that’s alread
Woolworths TASTE3 min readCooking, Food & Wine
Eat Out Of The Box
Eat Out chef of the year Bertus Basson owns several top restaurants, including Overture, Eike and Spek en Bone. WHAT’S IN THE BOX? Bertus is offering two different three-course boxes: Bertus se Huiskos and Overture. The menu changes weekly and you
Woolworths TASTE1 min readCooking, Food & Wine
The Sweet Stash
“The Lindt Excellence 70% cocoa slab – to make a flourless choc cake or really fudgy brownies.” – Kate Wilson “De Villiers dark chocolate coconut thins. Delicious after dinner with a cup of tea or that last sneaky glass of Pinotage.” – Hannah Lewry
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Chilli Bites
“I only started making chilli bites when I got married. I got this recipe from my mother-in-law. I make these maybe 20 times during the month of Ramadan – my one sister-in-law makes them every day! By the time Eid comes around, I don’t want to see an
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Midlands Warriors
JACKIE CAMERON first met Wonderbag founder, Sarah Collins, and Carolyn Hancock two years ago, when she teamed up with two organisations run by Carolyn – the Thembelihle School in Howick and Angels Care Centre – to form Feeding the Future. Feeding the
Woolworths TASTE1 min readRegional & Ethnic
The “I Just Can’t Cook Tonight” Curry Tray Bake
Toss pre-chopped roasting veggies in an oven tray with a sachet of the Woolies’ curry paste of your choice and a splash of oil. Roast at 200°C for 40 minutes, while you run a load of washing, do an e-fitness class or watch Netflix. Interrupt your (in
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The Complete Guide To Citrus
Limes: Get the seedless variety from Woolworths. They’re essential for Asian dishes. LemonGold: Juicy and seedless with a zesty flavour. Add to your gin and tonic, squeeze over avocado and add to casseroles and soups. ClemenGold: These easy-peelers
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An Apple A Day
I HAD MY FIRST, delightful meeting with mulled apple cider years ago at the Neighbourgoods Market in Woodstock. It was at one of their midweek night markets, it was mid-winter and pouring with rain but the whole of Cape Town seemed to have shown up e
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The Taste case
The Rhône Valley grape Grenache can be made in different styles but medium-bodied wines like this one, brimming with strawberries, raspberries and pomegranates, are popular. Young up-and-coming winemakers have taken to Grenache but established produc
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13 Things We Learnt At Home
“If you do it correctly, you will create a big ‘wow’ moment at the table. To match a cheese soufflé, for example, I would go for the Signature Thelema Cabernet Sauvignon (R169.99). Stellenbosch is known for making good Cabs, and this one has blackcur
Woolworths TASTE1 min readRegional & Ethnic
Serving Suggestion
Boil 750 g Nicola potatoes until tender, then drain and set aside. For a creamy coconut dressing, combine 1 cup coconut cream with 1 cup plain yoghurt and 1 T olive oil. Season to taste. Drizzle over the potatoes and garnish with fresh coriander and
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Jars Of Gold
As I type this I have many silver streaks in my hair. Solid silver streaks. I have gone grey in the same way and pattern that my ma did; temples first and eventually a wide silver halo framing the face. I don’t recognise myself in the mirror. I see m
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Garlic, Anchovy And Olive Oil Base
“Keep this in the fridge or freezer to melt into more olive oil with black pepper and serve with roast broccoli – very much a Karen Dudley inspired-thing. Or add some more white balsamic condiment and serve it with a variety of tomatoes and a smatter
Woolworths TASTE3 min readCooking, Food & Wine
From The Kitchen, With Love
When you’ve been pouring your heart and soul into the day-to-day urgencies of running a business (“The cold room’s down!”; “We need more coriander, Mama!”) you don’t realise how it has evolved into something other than what you’d expected. In 2009, w
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The Sweet spot
“Bread pudding – the ordinary, comforting, custardy version made with white bread, raisins and smooth apricot jam – was a huge winter family favourite when I was growing up. These days, I like to indulge my love of ginger jam and marmalade (both are
Woolworths TASTE5 min readCooking, Food & Wine
Box C L Ever
Serves 4 EASY GREAT VALUE Preparation: 20 minutes Cooking: 45 minutes cumin seeds 2 t, toasted and groundcoriander seeds 2 t, toasted and groundgreen chillies 6, slicedfresh ginger 1 x 5 cm piece, gratedgarlic 4 cloves, choppedlimes 2, zested and j
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Cook’s Tip
Make the gammon and stock a day or two in advance to save time. The gammon is more than enough for the soup and for making sandwiches the next day. Woolies’ creamy Nicola and Apache potatoes are perfect for this dish. Don’t rinse the sliced potatoe
Woolworths TASTE1 min readRegional & Ethnic
Seasonal Haul
AVOCADOS are in season now and at the peak of deliciousness. Look out for the Hass variety, with its dark green skin, and nutty-flavoured flesh. BEETROOT in various colours, including the pretty candy-striped and golden varieties, are available now.
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The Art Of Healing
ON THE SURFACE it may seem that Khanya Mzongwana has broken a Guinness World Record for the fastest cookbook ever written – her new self-published e-book, called Sh*t’s Real, Let’s Heal, was a two-week lockdown project. But most of the bright and com
Woolworths TASTE4 min readCooking, Food & Wine
Fancy A Quiche?
Serves 12 EASY GREAT VALUE Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking: 45 minutes For the base: olive oil 2 T sweet potatoes 4, peeled and cubed For the filling:olive oil 2 Tshallot 1, finely choppedfree-range eggs 6Greek yoghurt ½ cupcream ½ cupblue che
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One-can Wonders
“A classic salad Niçoise centres around tomatoes, anchovies, olives and olive oil, with other additions being at the whim of the maker. So, this is my perfect Niçoise.” Serves 4 EASY GREAT VALUE Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking: 40 minutes baby po
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Can-do Attitude
The trusty cans of pulses, veggies, fruit, fish and tomatoes in her pantry cupboard inspired former Jamie Oliver intern Lola Milne to create a collection of new and exciting recipes with these reliable, affordable ingredients. Her first cookbook show
Woolworths TASTE4 min readCooking, Food & Wine
What’s In The Cupboard?
“This is a deliciously different way to use risotto rice – or you could use paella rice – with everyday mushrooms from your veggie drawer.” Serves 6 EASY GREAT VALUE Preparation: 25 minutes Cooking: 35–40 minutes olive oil 9 T, plus extra for dr
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Your July Pantry Go-tos
Hearty winter meals are at your fingertips when you keep your pantry stocked with packets of risotto and polenta, and many cans of your favourite beans – all available at Woolies. These versatile legumes are especially good in Latin American dishes.
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Brinjals To Baklava
Serves 4 EASY GREAT VALUE Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking: 20 minutes chilled phyllo pastry 2 sheets, about 40 x 27 cm eachghee 2 T (to make your own, see cook’s note)thick cream or kaymak 2 Tground pistachios 2 heaped Tsugar 1 T 1 Take the phyllo
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How To Make Red Pepper Paste
Remove the stalks and seeds from your peppers and boil the chopped pieces in a little water for 1 hour, with the lid on the pot. Strain the peppers and purée the pieces in a blender, then simmer the purée for 1 hour with the lid off. For every kilogr
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The Best Way To Cook Brinjals
Brinjals (eggplants or aubergines) are even more common than lamb in Turkish recipes. The best way to cook them is to pierce the skin with a fork and put it directly over fire – either the embers of a barbeque or the gas flame of your stove. You shou
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About The Author
Somer Sivrioğlu spent the first 25 years of his life in Istanbul before moving to Australia, where he owns the Efendy and Anason contemporary Turkish restaurants in Sydney. He’s also a MasterChef Turkey judge. In this new edition of his book, Anatoli
Woolworths TASTE7 min readCooking, Food & Wine
What To Cook?
Serves 4 EASY Preparation: 10 minutes Cooking: 15 minutes Woolworths baby potatoes in garlic butter 1 x 700 g baggreen beans 600 golive oil 2 T, plus extra for drizzlingsea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to tasteWoolworths Rosa tomatoes 400
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Cooking For One
Use 350 g garlic baby potatoes instead of the bigger bag and cook the green beans and tomatoes as needed. Use leftover potatoes as a side for tomorrow night’s dinner or crush in a baking tray, season with salt, drizzle with olive oil and add a few

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