Woolworths TASTE

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

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Have Your Say
“Thanks Woolworths TASTE Magazine for an incredible and easy dinner. Miso glazed trout with black rice (also known as forbidden rice). Recipe in the September/ October Taste mag.” – Pamela Ravat That looks amazing Pamela! You win a hamper from Rialt
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Dream A Little Dream
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VERY BLEAK WINTER OF 2021, the Salad Dodger suggested we go away for the weekend. He said he knew a lovely couple, neighbours from years ago, who’d always dreamed of leaving the city and now had a farm with “some cabins in a fore
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Reel Deal?
Can you learn anything from a 15-second video? If you’ve ever attempted to copy a hairstyle, or learn dance moves from an Instagram reel, you might be sceptical, but a cooking tip that can be taught in 15 to 30 seconds is a tip worth knowing, we say.
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Dinner PLANS
Serves 4 EASY GREAT VALUE Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking: 10 minutes Woolworths peanut or stir-fry oil 2 Tgarlic 2 t crushedginger 2 t crushedonion 1, dicedbaby cabbages 4, roughly choppedcoconut milk 1 x 400 ml canchicken stock ½ cupWoolworth
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Woolworths Taste AU
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Kate Wilson FOOD DIRECTOR Abigail Donnelly adonnelly@newmedia.co.za GROUP MANAGING EDITOR Liesl Nicholson liesl.nicholson@newmedia.co.za GROUP ART DIRECTOR Alistair Fester SENIOR CONTENT EDITOR Michelle Coburn michelle.cobur
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Stir It Up
Follow these top tips to make the best stir-fry of your life 1 Make sure your veggies and protein are chopped and ready to fry. You have to work quickly when the heat is on. 2 Use oils with a high smoking point such as peanut, Woolies’ stir-fry
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Takeaway Trick!
“Velveting” is what gives the meat in your stir-fry that glossy Chinese takeaway effect and keeps it juicy. Marinate 500 g meat or chicken in 1 T oil, 1 t cornflour and 1 T soya sauce out of the fridge so it cooks faster and sears better. Alternative
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Wok ’n Roll
• Bright and crunchy stir-fry• Cauliflower couscous• Coleslaw• Crisp and crunchy stir-fry• Farmer’s vegetable selection• Fresh egg noodles• Freshly frozen diced vegetable mix• Heat and Eat coconut jasmine rice• Julienne carrots • Garlic• Ginger• Chi
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Table Talk
Spicy food is so hot right now (sorry, not sorry) and we can’t think of a more comforting vehicle for fiery flavours than everyone’s current sandwich fixation, the Mexican torta. Traditionally, they can be served on two types of soft rolls, the bolil
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TREND REPORT Our Top Predictions For 2022
After the emotional rollercoaster of the last two years, our appetites for the retro desserts of our childhood are on the increase. We’re talking jelly and custard, malva pudding, ice-cream sundaes with extra sprinkles … anything sweet and satisfying
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Also Moving Up The Charts…
Especially hibiscus, in everything from craft cocktails to barbeque marinades. Still gaining in popularity for its fruity, full-bodied flavour and gut-health-boosting properties. This fermented soya-based meat alternative has a crumbly texture and nu
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On Our Radar
PB&J sarmies not cutting it anymore? Enter foodfluencer Nasim Lahbichi’s peanut-miso-chickpea salad sandwich. The plant-based filling offers a trifecta of umami, spice and acid, plus a double dose of plant proteins, making it a truly sustainable lunc
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Queen Finxa
“Create contrast between your food and your plate to allow your dish to stand out and play around with different colours and light angles. Most importantly? Don’t overthink it!” “Right now, it’s my dear, late friend Lesego Semenya’s Dijo, which I ho
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Cauli Power
The batter: The cauliflower florets are dipped in a batter of dhal flour, potato starch and water, spiced with crushed cumin and fresh, grated garlic, ginger and turmeric, before being deep-fried to crispy, golden perfection. The cauliflower: Source
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Did Someone Say Chuckles?
“My favourite remains the classic version, crumbled into flapjacks with loads of butter.” – Hannah Lewry “I really love Chuckles as they are, but I also love them in a trifle or swirled into fudge just before setting! They also add amazing texture
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A Rosy Sangria
In a glass pitcher, combine 1 bottle of rosé wine, 2 T caster sugar and ¼ cup fruity liqueur such as Cointreau (or elderflower). Stir to dissolve the sugar, then add a couple of handfuls of your favourite seasonal fruit – we like sliced peaches, stra
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How To Drink Now
Pet what? It’s short for pétillant naturel, a French term meaning “naturally sparkling”, referring to an artisanal method of wine making, or méthode ancestrale, that dates to before Champagne was first made. Described as a wilder version of Champagne
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Match Points
Joseph Dhafana (@wine_poet) is a wine judge, award-winning sommelier and independent wine consultant. He is also the founder of@mosiwineandspirits. The delicate flavour of pork demands a lighter style of wine, such as the Marras The Trickster Pieken
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Rum Diaries
There was a time when people looked down their noses at rum and, by rather unfair association, rum drinkers. This may have been due to an influx of cheap and nasty varieties in South Africa, back in the day, as well as a rather regrettable associatio
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Hot Salad!
Awhile back, I found myself ordering salad takeaways three times in one week because I was craving it. Strange behaviour for me, I know. But there it was; I wanted crisp salad greens and, as usual, I had no inclination to make it myself. I just don’t
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Plant A Seed
“New year, new me,” that’s the mantra. Time to get cracking on those vision boards, send out the year’s wishlist to the universe and, most importantly, to prepare to do the hard work that will make it all come to fruition. I have sections for career,
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Plate Expectations
Social media being what it is, a teeny, tiny kernel of an idea can blow up into a food trend almost instantly. And food trends have always travelled well, with cultures riffing on the same theme. So if you’ve got a screen, you’ve got a window to glob
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Grilled Fish And Greens
Serves 4 EASY GREAT VALUE Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking: 15 minutes white fish fillets (cob, hake or kingklip) 600-800 golive oil, for drizzlingsea salt, to tastecrushed greenpeppercorns, to tasteasparagus 200 g, blanchedWoolworths edamam
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Levant Garde
FRESH-FROM-THE-OVEN PITA IS A BEAUTIFUL THING. Golden brown and puffed up like a cushion, with little pleats around the edges, these are a far cry from the flat discs that might find their way into your supermarket trolley. By now the novelty must ha
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Mahalabia
Serves 6 EASY GREAT VALUE Preparation: 20 minutes, plus overnight chilling time Cooking: 30 minutes milk 1 litrecream 4 Tsugar 150 gsalt a pinchtop-quality rose-water 3 T (don’t skimp!)cornflour 6 Tberries, for servingdried rose petals, to decorate
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Hit Reset
Serves 4 EASY GREAT VALUE Preparation: 20 minutes Cooking: 20 minutes Woolworths tortilla wraps 6, cut into wedgesred onion, 1 thinly slicedlemon juice, to tastesea salt, to tasteroasted sesame seeds, for sprinkling cannellini beans 1 x 400 g
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Every Day Is Like Sunday
“There was this tiny ad in the Cape Argus that said ‘14 hectares – fynbos, dam, poplar forest, river’. Baz saw it while he was sitting at the airport on his way to skipper a yacht in Europe and he suggested I go and have a look.” Lots of people dream
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A New Ice Age
Makes 2 cups EASY Preparation: 15 minutes, plus 40 minutes’ churning time or 6 hours’ freezing time coconut cream 1 x 400 ml cancoconut milk 1 x 400 ml canWoolworths dates 400 gvanilla paste 1 talmond milk 1 cupWoolworths tahini 3 Tpistachios 50
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No Sugar, No Cry
Blitz 175 g frozen mixed berries with 175 ml sugar-free vanilla ice cream and scoop onto a berry yoghurt-coated rice cake. Serve a scoop of sugar-free chocolate ice cream with chocolate popcorn (see recipe on page 86) or granola for some crunch. Serv
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No Machine? No Problem!
Place the mixture into a large Ziploc bag. Lay flat and seal tightly, allowing the air to escape. Freeze, then crush with your hands, then blend until smooth. Place in a bowl, cover, and freeze until ready to use. Stir a few pellets of dry ice into t
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Out The Box
“I know you thought we were done with salad in a jar and I did too until I made this classic cocktail-turned-recovery salad. I recommend it for days where it feels like Monday arrived before you were ready.” Serves 2 EASY Preparation: 10 minut
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Toss The Plastic
This double-decker cooler is made with insulated foam and a high-quality lining for easy cleaning and to ensure that your food stays cooler for longer. R169.99 The Earth Friendly wheat straw utensil set includes a knife, fork and spoon and a contain
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The Lunch Rush
These roll-ups made with beechwood-smoked ham and creamy Gouda seem really simple, but they are my personal go-to snack for extra-busy workdays. The perfect bite for those of us who struggle to hit pause. R34.99 for 60 g This is a growing fave among
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Animal Attraction
IF YOU’VE EVER WANTED TO TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE, ZIOUX IS THE PLACE TO DO IT. Walk through the stained glass-inspired striped archway, through the double doors, then through the heavy curtains reminiscent of a burlesque club, and your senses wi
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The Insatiable Nigel Slater
A Cook’s Book is full of the kind of signature recipes and evocative prose that have made him the food nerd’s best-loved home cook I have cooked for half a century and still love every slow turn of the wooden spoon. Simple food, nothing fancy. Just
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Win A Copy
Award-winning author, journalist and television presenter Nigel Slater has been the food columnist for the Observer for more than 25 years. A Cook’s Book – The Essential Nigel Slater (4th Estate, distributed in South Africa by Jonathan Ball, R770) is
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“Is There Veg In My Sauce?”
“If you have any leftover onion, use it as a topping for the focaccia the next day with fresh basil. The focaccia makes the perfect side to a light supper with Woolies’ rotisserie chicken and freshly sliced tomatoes. It will keep in an airtight conta
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Get Fresh
Crunchita lettuce is sweet, juicy and crunchy. Fill leaves with cream cheese and top with microgreens for a tasty snack. R24.99 for 180 g These sweet, round, bright green legumes can be enjoyed raw, steamed or stir-fried and have a crunchy, juicy
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Eat More Plants
Mokgadi Itsweng, food writer, entrepeneur, avid gardener, and most recently author of Veggielicious, has worked in the food industry for over 17 years, during which she has established herself as a thinker and activist. Her mission is to overhaul our
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5 Ways To Cook (and Eat) Smarter
BUY IN BULK “I always do this with produce and pantry staples, then share with friends and family.” FREEZE “I meal prep regularly so that all the things I love, like mixed grains, are ready. Just add stir-fry.” PLAN AHEAD “I plan my meals for the w
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The Green Light
“You could also add some basil leaves or baby spinach to the platter.” Serves 8 EASY GREAT VALUE Preparation: 30 minutes, plus 15–20 minutes’ standing time Cooking: 25 minutes large sweet peppers 6–8Kalamata olives 100–150 g tahini 200 glemon j
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Phil’s Favourite Veg Techniques
This traditional French method refers to slowly poaching meat, fish, vegetables or fruit in oil or animal fat over a low heat. It’s often used as a preservation technique but is also a great way to get a flavour-packed result from your veg stars. See
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How Far Would You Travel For Cheese?
A lustrous Jersey-milk Camembert? A head of piquant Gruyère-style hard cheese, or perhaps a soft goat’s milk, washed in late harvest wine and studded with sundried Kalahari raisins? For me the answer was somewhere north of 3 200 km. Although, by the
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Discover A Williston Secret
Ask a local to direct you to the guesthouse of Elsa van Schalkwyk (experiencenortherncape.com). “Tannie Elsa” spent years collating the traditional recipes of those living in the region’s stone-built corbelled houses. The short cookbook she created –
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Taste Tube
Chocolate-peanut butter oats with dalgona coffee PHOTOGRAPH JAN RAS PRODUCTION BIANCA STRYDOM FOOD ASSISTANT NADIA MEYER ■

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