Inherited traditional food: Maize meal (above) is a staple in Southern Africa. Photo by: Marc Hoberman/Hoberman Collection/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
When we reflect on our collective or individual heritage, we often overlook the elemental role that food plays in our lives. It has always meant more than basic sustenance. Food has been a cornerstone of human existence, arguably the very foundation upon which civilisation and community were built.
Many of our earliest…
