CURRY IN SOUTH AFRICA

Ishay Govender-Ypma, writer and cook

In this lecture, food journalist and cook Ishay Govender-Ypma explores the intersection between food, culture, history and social justice. Offering a kaleidoscope of South African stories, Govender-Ypma shows how one apparently simple dish – curry – can stand in for the journeys, hurts, hopes, fault lines and survival strategies of a nation.

Recommended reading

Govender-Ypma, I. 2017. Curry: Stories and Recipes from across South Africa. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau.