SABABA

When I left school I became more then interested in the food that my mother was making for our family. Food has always been a passion of my family's and mine. The kitchen has always been the centre of our home. My mother who was born in Israel learnt her recipes from her mother, a Romanian immigrant and her mother-in-law, a Libyan immigrant... But my father ate predominantly Libyan style food, which we started eating more of in our home. Living in Israel, a combination of different cultures and foods also influenced how my mother cooked. When they came to live in South Africa when I was very young, my family and myself continued to eat these Middle Eastern dishes until today.