SOUTH AFRICAN CULINARY HERITAGE
The book South African Culinary Heritage by Eunice Rakhale, is about local food history and traditions interlaced with family conversations. It illustrates the culinary diversity of Southern African cuisine and some neighbouring countries, comparing the similarities and unique palatable heritages thereof. Written in a conversational style, the book is a handy culinary compilation which will bestow the reader with explorations regarding local African lifestyles history, art, clothing, music and perhaps even some song and dance. For tourists visiting these African countries – possessing a diversity of ethnic cultures, it is a worthy read regarding heritage and of-course African cuisine. A guide which should be included in any tourist’s travel pack and families. It is about a genuine story told with an extraordinary ability that draws parallel between the author’s struggle in the restaurant industry and in her personal life. Ultimately, her passion for food is where she finds solace to learn, heal and grow. Mother Daughter relationships can be extremely complex and Eunice is no exception. In the book, besides a plethora of authentic recipes and history, she shares candidly about her strained relationship with her daughter Mothei Makhetha. Being estranged for seven years, Mothei writes her mother a letter, in a desperate cry for help, which she hopes will begin the healing process. After receiving the letter, circumstances of her life took Eunice back home to her mother in Moletsane, Soweto. This happens while she is researching her culinary book authenticating the recipes through the help of her mother. This handing down of recipes from her mother gets them connected on a very deep level, thus, creating compassion and trust they never had. In desperation Eunice seeks counselling from her own mother to try and mend the relationship with her daughter. Their journey is one of true and sincere conversations handed down from one generation to another, around family meals and prayerful family meetings.
The book South African Culinary Heritage by Eunice Rakhale, is about local food history and traditions interlaced with family conversations. It illustrates the culinary diversity of Southern African cuisine and some neighbouring countries, comparing the similarities and unique palatable heritages thereof. Written in a conversational style, the book is a handy culinary compilation which will bestow the reader with explorations regarding local African lifestyles history, art, clothing, music and perhaps even some song and dance. For tourists visiting these African countries – possessing a diversity of ethnic cultures, it is a worthy read regarding heritage and of-course African cuisine. A guide which should be included in any tourist’s travel pack and families.
It is about a genuine story told with an extraordinary ability that draws parallel between the author’s struggle in the restaurant industry and in her personal life. Ultimately, her passion for food is where she finds solace to learn, heal and grow.
Mother Daughter relationships can be extremely complex and Eunice is no exception. In the book, besides a plethora of authentic recipes and history, she shares candidly about her strained relationship with her daughter Mothei Makhetha. Being estranged for seven years, Mothei writes her mother a letter, in a desperate cry for help, which she hopes will begin the healing process. After receiving the letter, circumstances of her life took Eunice back home to her mother in Moletsane, Soweto. This happens while she is researching her culinary book authenticating the recipes through the help of her mother. This handing down of recipes from her mother gets them connected on a very deep level, thus, creating compassion and trust they never had. In desperation Eunice seeks counselling from her own mother to try and mend the relationship with her daughter.
Their journey is one of true and sincere conversations handed down from one generation to another, around family meals and prayerful family meetings.
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Eunice Rakhale-Molefe
This is typical of a person with a mask, when talking to me,
you didn’t really know who you were talking to; therefore, to you, what
I was talking about could never be really what I was talking about.
Unlearning and taking this out of my system has been my
greatest and toughest challenge. Thankfully, as I practice
being sincere it gets better and easier. You must humble
yourself and admit your weakness. Humility is not thinking
less of yourself, which is low self-esteem. Humility is putting
the needs of others before your own, whether you are right
or wrong.
Control and manipulation: As you go along with this
exercise of learning to talk to one another, check your
motives by constantly asking yourself, “why am I bringing
up this issue? And, “why am I saying this?” This will help to
eradicate the need to control and manipulate others; and, in
so doing, misdirecting the purpose of your reconciliatory
encounters.
Avoid gossip: especially when this is disguised as a prayer
request or sending a scripture reading, especially for the purposes of a
“Prayer of Agreement”.
If you feel the need to pray for someone, pray to God –
directly – for them, as and when such a thought comes.
Then you will not need to tell others to pray on the matter.
The same applies with Scripture; as the scripture may have
captured your mind and heart because it is meant for you;
and to either direct, correct or encourage you. If you send
this to someone else, you miss the opportunity for God’s
guidance, correction or encouragement for yourself. In
essence, you are simply missing the point.
The people to whom you are sending scripture would most
probably have a Bible in their home, they listen to the radio,
they watch television, they read books, and they hear other
people talking about the scriptures. So, somehow, they are
exposed to the word. All you can do for them is to allow the
scripture and any corresponding prayer to transform you, so
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