The History Channel Africa

Mzansi Unpacked EP4: Nick Hamman on Kota, Bunny Chow and the Story Behind SA Food

Episode Summary

Radio Broadcaster Nick Hamman believes food has a superpower: it connects us to the past and transports us to our happy place. In this episode he unpacks how some of South Africa's most loved street foods were born out of innovation, limited resources and history, from South African Indians who weren't allowed to eat their own food inside restaurants to the humble beginnings of the kota. A delicious look at food's deep relationship with culture.