Curry: Stories & Recipes across South Africa (Human & Rousseau) is out now! Available at bookstores across the country, such as Exclusive Books and CNA.
You can also find it online. Click here: Takealot, Loot, Raru and Bid or Buy
International orders can be made here: Exclusive Books
We travelled around the country for a year, meeting, interviewing, cooking and eating with cooks from every province. These are their stories and recipes, as diverse as they are.
International orders can be made here: www.exclusivebooks.co.za
Curry: Stories & Recipes across South Africa (Human & Rousseau) is out now!
Available at bookstores across the country, such as Exclusive Books and CNA.
Media Coverage for Curry
SAA Sawubona magazine, May 2018
Nominated as Best Cookbook overall in SA by World Gourmand Cookbook awards
Fine Dining Lovers – 17 August 2017
Curry traditions across South Africa
06 July 2017
Books – Curry by Ishay Govender-Ypma
07 July 2017
Curry is Never the Same in SA with its Diversity
SA FM – Ishay Govender-Ypma’s radio interview on SA FM with Shado Twala – 11 August 2017
SA FM – Ishay Govender-Ypma’s radio interview on SA FM with Lizette Khan – 11 August 2018
Lotus Fm – Newsbreak Food Lab – New cookbook launched by Ishay Govender-Ypma – 17 August 2017
Cape Talk FM – Ishay Govender-Ypma’s radio interview on Cape Talk FM with Pippa Hudson – 31 July 2017
Classic FM – Ishay Govender-Ypma’s radio interview on Classic FM – 30 August 2017
Vice Munchies – Durban Fish Curry – 1 January 2018
Vice Munchies – The Brutal History of South Africa’s Most Famous Curry – 11 November 2017
Expresso Show SABC3 – Ishay Govender-Ypma chats about the Curry book – 09 August 2017
ELLE Decoration South Africa
A Homage to Heritage
September 2017
The Witness – A spicy journey through SA – 18 January 2018
The Witness – Great cooks and delicious curries – 18 January 2018
Die Burger – 23 August 2017
Kerrie en koesterstories
Cape Times – 18 August 2017
How our lives are flavoured by curry
The Star, Verve – 17 August 2017
How Curry has Flavoured Our Lives
Daily News – 10 August 2017
SA’s melting pots of curries
Sunday Times – 02 July 2017
Cookbook author Ishay Govender-Ypma’s ultimate Sunday Lunch
Sunday Times – 19 October 2017 – Curry is the story of South Africa on a plate
SKYways Magazine – Spice Stories
YOU Magazine – August 2017
– Curry Country
DRUM Magazine – August 2017 –
The Spice Route
HeraldLIVE – 14 September 2017 –
Recipe: Traditional ‘kerrie en rys’
Recipe: Mild vegetable curry
Rapport Beleef – 17 September 2017
Oral se kerrie in SA
Weekend Post – 13 January 2018
A nation of spice lovers
Weekend Post – 16 December 2017
Mzansi on the menu
GLAMOUR Magazine – 06 July 2017
Get ready to cook up a spice storm with this fragrant Recipe
Ideas Magazine – September/October 2017
Michael Olivier – Flagstone Writer’s Block Pinotage 2015 with Ishay Govender-Ypma’s Aunty Narie’s Curry – 22 September 2017
Mango Juice – August 2017
The Spice Route
Khuluma – August 2017
Masala and Spice & All Things Nice
Huiskok – 23 August 2017
Kerri, Koesterkos en kookboeke
GEMBOK – 25 August 2017
CURRY: Stories and recipes around South Africa – Ishay Govender-Ypma
Beauty South Africa – 19 June 2017
Warm up winter with a curry
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