(*NEW ARRIVAL*) (African) Bomme Basemzansi. South African Indigenous Foods: A Collection of Recipes of Indigenous Foods, Prepared by Generations of Women of the Region

Illus. with photographs. Pictorial wrappers. First Edition. Pretoria: IndiZA, 2004. This beautiful book is a collection of indigenous recipes from five South African provinces: the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, North West, Limpopo and the Eastern Cape. Each indigenous recipe was chosen for its potential for commercial endeavours and each is beautifully photographed in full-colour. A feature photograph on each left-hand page accompanies a favourite recipe featured on the right-hand page.  Fascinating text boxes are positioned below the recipes highlighting famous indigenous sayings or words of wisdom, such as: 'Do not grind the meal before the milking has been done', with a Western translation: 'Or, never be too sure of a good thing - first things first'. Western translations are also given for indigenous ingredients, such as 'Lepu', which means pumpkin leaves. A handy guide to quantities, weights and volumes - and their approximate equivalents plus the names and descriptions of some of th