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BOOK EXCERPT: Remembering Sydda Essop, who turned recipes into a social history of the Karoo

Newseze Wire·Fri, Nov 13, 5:30 AMWire: Daily Maverick
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BOOK EXCERPT: Remembering Sydda Essop, who turned recipes into a social history of the Karoo

Through recipes and intimate stories, Sydda Essop documented the people, hospitality and cultural crossings that shape the Karoo’s distinctive food heritage.

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