Keen as Mustard

The unstoppable gourmet, Oded Schwartz has been experimenting with wholegrain mustard flavoured with oranges. Apparently it worked brilliantly, so Oded’s Kitchen now has a scrummy Dijon styled Baobab mustard which packs quite a punch!

Oded does it again: baobab and apple jam

We were at the epicentre of epicurean delights in Cape Town on Saturday – The Old Biscuit Mill. The food market there has grown out of all recognition and sells all manner of seriously delicious fare – from exquisite belgian waffles, to the best organic cuts of meat, to oozy french cheeses, to fresh trout, to organic champagne, to mouthwateringly thin and crispy gourmet pizza. No surprise, then to see the latest delicious baobab offering from Chef Oded Schwartz: Baobab and Apple Jam. We slathered it greedily all over some artisan organic bread, with some of that oozy french cheese!

World-renowned chef Oded Schwartz using Baobab!

Born in Israel, Oded established his reputation as a chef/food historian in the UK publishing books on diverse subjects such as the history of Jewish cooking, preserving and Mediterranean cuisine. Now living in South Africa Oded, together with his business partner Lewis Nieburg, have started a company ‘Oded’s Kitchen’ that produce a range of hand made, gourmet products with special interest in indigenous and seasonal ingredients.

We’ll shortly be posting some mouth-watering recipes and pictures. Come back soon!