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  • 2018-01-07T00:00:00Zs at 2018-01-07T00:00:00Z on UKTV Food
  • 2020-06-07T23:00:00Z
  • 42m
  • 7h (10 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Oxyg3n Media
  • Reality
British chef and television presenter Matt Tebbutt of `Food Unwrapped' travels to South Africa to explore the landscape and experience the food it has to offer. As he travels across the country, he seeks out regional specialties and explores the diversity and flavour of local food. Each episode of the ten-part food and travel series focuses on the role of a single ingredient in the lives of South Africans, including beef, maize and South African barbecue. Matt also meets with local people, from a food blogger to farmers, cookbook authors and Nelson Mandela's personal chef, to discover food stories and learn about the rich culture and heritage of South African cuisine.

10 episodes

Series Premiere

2020-06-07T23:00:00Z

1x01 Fire

Series Premiere

1x01 Fire

  • 2020-06-07T23:00:00Z42m

Matt Tebbutt explores South African’s love of cooking with fire. He travels to a town in the province of Gauteng to learn about a dish called shisa nyama.

2020-06-07T23:00:00Z

1x02 Brandy

1x02 Brandy

  • 2020-06-07T23:00:00Z42m

Matt Tebbutt travels to Stellenbosch, an area of the Western Cape that is surrounded by vineyards. He learns about the widespread appeal of brandy in South Africa.

2020-06-08T23:00:00Z

1x03 Cows

1x03 Cows

  • 2020-06-08T23:00:00Z42m

Cows have significant social and spiritual meaning in South Africa. Matt Tebbutt travels to the outskirts of Pretoria to learn more about their treatment of cattle.

2020-06-08T23:00:00Z

1x04 Maize

1x04 Maize

  • 2020-06-08T23:00:00Z42m

Matt Tebbutt explores why maize is viewed as South Africa’s most important crop. He heads to the small resort town of Hartbeespoort to try their local maize delicacies.

2020-06-09T23:00:00Z

1x05 Bunny Chow

1x05 Bunny Chow

  • 2020-06-09T23:00:00Z42m

Matt Tebbutt travels to Durban to get a taste of their diverse food culture. He visits a spice emporium to find out more about the city’s Afro-Indian infused dishes.

2020-06-09T23:00:00Z

1x06 Koeksisters

1x06 Koeksisters

  • 2020-06-09T23:00:00Z42m

Matt Tebbutt learns about the rich and diverse food culture in South Africa’s second largest city, Cape Town. He also tastes a fried confectionary called koeksister.

2020-06-10T23:00:00Z

1x07 Sheep

1x07 Sheep

  • 2020-06-10T23:00:00Z42m

Matt Tebbutt travels to Pietermaritzburg to meet a farmer who specialises in indigenous breeds. He then prepares a meal featuring Zulu sheep meat.

2020-06-10T23:00:00Z

1x08 Snoek

1x08 Snoek

  • 2020-06-10T23:00:00Z42m

Matt Tebbutt travels to the beautiful fishing town of Kalk Bay. He learns about the catching and cooking of a delicious seasonal fish called snoek.

2020-06-11T23:00:00Z

1x09 Venison

1x09 Venison

  • 2020-06-11T23:00:00Z42m

Matt Tebbutt heads deep into the bush of Mpumalanga to get a look at South Africa’s wildlife. He then learns from a chef about the cooking of game meat.

2020-06-11T23:00:00Z

1x10 Finale

1x10 Finale

  • 2020-06-11T23:00:00Z42m

Matt Tebbutt meets renowned chef Coco Reinarhz to learn about the food culture in Johannesburg. They then join forces in the kitchen to cook a dish with pili pili mbuzi.

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