Johanne 14
Writing Hope Malau
Design & Production Wilna Combrinck
Size 190 x 230mm • Pages 196
Soft cover with wide flaps • ISBN 978-1-928209-68-3
Categories cookery
R278
Johanne 14 explores the secrets of simple, home-cooked meals in South Africa’s townships. Told through the eyes of award-winning food writer Hope Malau, the book features authentic, traditional dishes cooked with love, and acknowledges the ability of countless unsung kitchen heroes – the mothers, fathers, grandparents and siblings – to make culinary magic with often very little. It is a vital glimpse into South African township life; moreover, it is a celebration of culture, resilience, human spirit, community and family – through the shared meal.
A head of cabbage can be cooked in so many different ways; it is inexpensive and goes with anything or nothing at all. You can eat it raw, boil it or fry it, combine it with any other vegetable and it will give you a wholesome meal every time. Hence it was dubbed Johanne 14 – if you have cabbage you should not let your heart be troubled.
About the Author
Chef Hope Malau grew up in Klerksdorp in the North West Province eating traditional Sotho food prepared by his dad, who worked in a mine kitchen. Instilled with a deep love for cooking from an early age, Hope went on to study at the Professional Cooking Academy in Rustenburg before garnering experience at various restaurants in Cape Town. Hope is currently the deputy food editor for Taste magazine and has also won the prestigious Galliova Food Writer of the Year award in 2015 and 2016.
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