Johannesburg is a bustling city filled with exciting cuisine, from the traditional to the modern, and everything in between. As the commercial hub of South Africa, its food is influenced by the numerous peoples that travel here from all over Africa and beyond. Reza Mahammad begins his exploration of Johannesburg at an inner-city artisan food market, where he gets a heady sense of what an eclectic and cosmopolitan city Jo'burg really is. He then travels to the leafy suburbs to a typically South African restaurant which specialises in meat. And then it's off to Soweto, where he is invited into the kitchen of Xoliswa Ndoyiya, personal chef to South Africa's favourite citizen, who gives him a taste of some of Nelson Mandela's favoured dishes. Back in his African kitchen and inspired by his adventures in Johannesburg, Reza creates a Rib Eye Steak with Mango Pickle and a Borlotti Bean and Chickpea Casserole.
Reza's African Kitchen was broadcast on SBS ONE at Sunday 29 April 2018, 19:00. This episode was initially placed on Wednesday 13 September 2017.