Lynette Francis-Puren explores small town food culture
SABC2’s new cooking competition show, 'Kontreikos Kokke', will celebrate ordinary cooks in South Africa.
The host of 'Kontreikos Kokke', Lynette Francis-Puren, is known for her hard-hitting interviewing skills on SABC2’s 'Fokus', as well as 'Praat Saam' on RSG.
'Kontreikos Kokke' will give her followers an opportunity to see her engage audiences in a more relaxed, informal manner, as she visits small town South Africa.
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The show will in every episode travel the countryside to find the best home cook nominated by their community in the small towns all over South Africa. The nominees are given the chance to rustle up the same local dishes, using their own recipes in their own homes. They then serve it, the locals taste it, and decide whose dish tickles their tastebuds. At the end of the episode, the winner earns a cash prize of R5,000, bragging rights, and the Dorpie’s title of 'Country Cook'.
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'Kontreikos Kokke' is a cooking show with a twist, it allows the viewer to enjoy small town culture, share in the experience, recall memories of homemade food by local cooks, and the communities choose the winner.
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This 13-part series will showcase home cooks in Northern Cape from dorpies like Victoria West, Loxton Karoo Region, Kenhardt, Keimoes, and Danielskuil, in the Free State from dorpies Philippolis, Trompsburg, Ficksburg, Fouriesbur,g and Rosendal, and in the Eastern Cape from dorpies Willomore and Joubertina.
'Kontreikos Kokke' starts 6 July at 19:00.
Tune in to the 'Scenic Drive with Rian', weekdays from 16:00-19:00. Stream the show live here or download our mobile app here.
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