Description: Nelson Mandela is one of South Africa’s most iconic heroes, and in this episode Justin visits the place where he was incarcerated for 18 years – Robben Island. Ferries depart from the V&A Waterfront everyday, carrying hundreds of tourists to their tour of the island and the infamous jail, but the crew is lucky enough to be allowed to stay overnight at this World Heritage Site, and explore the island a little bit more than the average person. Justin’s first meal is “strandloper” crayfish – quite simply crayfish cooked with nothing more than a splash of sea water on a fire on the beach. A breakfast casserole keeps everyone going through the day, and finally there’s a spicy, aromatic crab curry – cooked from a family recipe – with the priceless view of Table Mountain in the background. A fitting end to another rewarding season of Cooked.
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By Alexis Burg To take an idea and transform it into an organised and measurable commodity is a difficult pursuit, to say the least. When that idea depends entirely on a wild, real life adventure, you might go as far as to call it a madman’s gamble. Truth is stranger than fiction, and real life [...]
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