Join renowned food writer Lannice Snyman on a fascinating journey to the gastronomic heart of her homeland and discover its history, cuisine and cultural traditions.

 

 

Tortoises & Tumbleweeds (Journey through an African Kitchen) will be launched in November 2008. It glances over its shoulder, embraces current trends and looks to the future. It traces the origins of the people who have made their home at the southern tip of Africa and takes the armchair traveller on a picturesque taste-trip through the countryside.

 

A kaleidoscope of colours, creeds and social backgrounds makes up the South African nation, creating a complex society and a patchwork of lifestyles and food styles. Our unique culinary, cultural and human history means that some recipes are based in tradition while others are freely filched from neighbouring countries and the Indian Ocean Islands.

 

 

Dishes that define the South African table – rustic and refined, wholesome and hearty, simple and spicy – are inspired by early cookbooks as well as folk who opened their hearts, homes and huts to Lannice on her journeys of research over many years, trips that introduced her to a broad spectrum of cooks, bridged all culinary divides and enthralled and enriched her. In Tortoises & Tumbleweeds, Lannice puts it all into the melting potjie, flavours it artfully and imbues each page with a personal stamp of finesse.

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Some recipes are true to their origins; others reflect a fusion of flavours; many are rooted in the mists of time. All are personal favourites that have been updated for the modern kitchen. Happily, none include tortoises, which are protected now and no longer simmered into soup.

 

About the Author and Publisher

 

Food guru Lannice Snyman is one of the most highly respected, versatile and prolific of South Africa’s contemporary food writers and restaurant critics. She is lauded for not only documenting her country’s cuisine, but also for making it accessible, and has notched up several national and international awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to the local culinary scene.

 

Tortoises & Tumbleweeds, her sixteenth book, joins an illustrious list of titles spanning thirty years.

 

For information and orders please contact Courtenay at Lannice Snyman Publishers.

 

Tel (021) 790-3367.

 

Fax (021) 790-1055

 

Email: courtenay@lannicesnyman.com

 

www.lannicesnyman.com 

 

(Images: Lannice Snyman. Used with permission)