284pp., colour illus., paperback, Bloomsbury, London, 2026
ISBN: 9781526676122
This mouth-watering cookbook from Noxk Majozi, currently chef-in-residence at Fallow Restaurant in London, contains 90 everyday recipes that reflect both her childhood and dishes she has encountered on her travels around the country, celebrating the diverse and vibrant flavours of South African cooking.
From braai to street food, pies and pastry to desserts, her recipes include Babotie, Egg chakalaka with crushed avocado, Lamb bunny chow, Chicken wings with mango, Durban curried mussels, Grilled peri peri prawns, Cape Malay chicken curry, Samp and beans, Pepper steak pies, Sweetcorn bread, Caramelised pineapple with fried coconut ice cream, Milk Tart, Pumpkin fritters, and many more.
"Nokx Majozi's treasure trove is a combination of cherished South African recipes and her brilliant, imaginative takes on others. What a book!" Prue Leith
"This is Nokx's story, of how she sees the world and how food has impacted that world. She gives that insight with such honesty and realness. This book tells me so much about Nokx, and that's what makes the food and the recipes so much more special as it comes from her journey. In this world of information overload there's a comforting sense of place and meaning to this book. Thank you so much for sharing it." Reuben Riffel
Nokuthula (Nokx) Majozi was born in Esikhawini, a township near Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal, and grew up in the townsip of Dlangezwa, in a family that loved to cook and eat. She spent three years studying catering and hospitality at the Durban University of Technology before travelling to the US to cook South African food in Florida, eventually settling in London, where she’s been for nearly 20 years. Previously, she worked as Head Pie Maker at the acclaimed Holborn Dining Rooms. Selected as one of Jay Rayner’s Rising Stars in 2022, she has appeared on Saturday with James Martin and featured in Sainsbury’s Magazine, The Caterer and Observer Food Monthly.