• When it comes to making healthy eating choices, it’s been drilled into us that we should always reach for brown over white. Brown foods, such as brown bread, brown rice, and brown sugar, are increasingly becoming popular compared to white food products like white bread, white rice, and white sugar. But why? Super rich in nutrients Brown foods are known for their higher nutrient content compared to their white counterparts. Brown bread, often made from whole wheat flour, retains the bran and germ layers of the grain, providing essential vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Similarly, brown rice is a whole grain…

    It’s sushi, but not as we know it; Nikkei also brings robatayaki, sake, pisco and lucuma to the Mother City’s most popular restaurant strip. Japanese immigrants introduced new ingredients to Peruvian cuisine, such as miso, ginger, soy, wasabi and rice vinegar, while integrating Peruvian ingredients like aji or yellow pepper, Andes potatoes and corn. The Japanese even influenced ceviche, that quintessential Peruvian staple, for example. In Japan, sashimi is served with wasabi and shoyu (soy sauce). But when a fresh-caught Peruvian fish is spiced with aji and lime, it creates a new level of flavour. Traditional Peruvian ceviche means marinating…

    The popular Stellenbosch pub, Die Mystic Boer, will be closing its doors this weekend after 21 years in business. In a statement posted on its Facebook page, the establishment confirmed that it would be open for the last time on Sunday and urged patrons to say their final goodbyes on the last weekend of trading. ‘Mystics’ has been operating in the university town since 2003 and has been a perennial favourite among students for more than two decades. ‘It is with mixed emotions that we are announcing that Die Mystic Boer Stellenbosch (Est. January 2003) will be permanently closing its…

    If there is one name synonymous with South Africa’s favourite activity, it would be Jan Scannell, or rather, as the country has lovingly come to know him, Jan Braai. And there’s little wonder why. Not only is he the biggest driver behind the annual National Braai Day on 24 September, but he also has six acclaimed braai cookbooks to his name, a popular television show, several large events and tours throughout the year, and a range of wildly popular sauces on shelves nationwide. It’s safe to say that he knows a thing or two about the fine art of braaing.…