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Hunger for Freedom - Food in the Life of Nelson Mandela

by Food Like Amma, March 13, 2012
Described by author Anna Trapido as a ‘gastro political’ script rather than a recipe book - Hunger for Freedom: Food in the Life of Nelson Mandela chronicles the life of former President Mandela – through memory and identity located in the preparation and consumption of food. From early memories of Nosisa Mandela’s Mahewu (fermented maize drink), scones by Mrs Harris , Thayanayagee Pillay’s Chicken Curry at the Treason Trail to Graca Machel’s Caranguejo com Camra’o - the book reveals the role of food in the life of Nelson Mandela as nourishment for both body and soul.

food in the life of nelson mandela
Book Details 
Name:  Hunger for Freedom: Food in the life of Nelson Mandela
Author:  Anna Trapido
Original Publication: 2008
Publisher: Jacana Media in association with the Nelson Mandela Foundation
ISBN:   1770095659

Impressions
Dinner plates vary across South Africa as vastly as its natural and cultural landscape-but it was the comfort of a communal dish that laid the foundation of cross cultural friendships which inspired political alliances. The book reveals tales of shared meals- secret messages concealed in stacked roti – ‘soup with meat or without meat’ as a parable for the embodiment of the Freedom Charter and  Koeksisters made by Mrs Verwoerd. Trapido’s eloquent composition is a metaphor that portrays the life of Nelson Mandela like an onion. Domestic layers enclosed by political layers and like an onion it too- is one not without tears.[1]

Content 
A 232 page full colour paperback with annotated photographs. Recipes are documented as written by their authors so measurements vary accordingly. The book contains a total +/- 60 recipes.

Where to Get it...
  • request/ or find a copy in your local library.
  • or buy from Jacana Media , Kalahari.net, Exclusive Books (South Africa).
  • U.K. Amazn.co.uk - Current Retail Price: £10.37
  • U.S.A. Amazon.com - Current Retail Price: $22.25 
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1 Trapido, Anna (2008). Food in the life of Nelson Mandela. Jacana Media


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    Indian Sweet Cookery Book Review

    by Food Like Amma, December 06, 2011
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    Indian Delights A Book Review

    by Food Like Amma, November 16, 2011
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    Traditional Indian Cooking In South Africa: A Book Review

    by Food Like Amma, November 03, 2011
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