Trouvrou Mzansi is more than a collection of recipes. It isan invitation, beckoning us back to that place wherefellowship and good food meet. It is a celebration of thespicy, flavourful, and unique mix of ingredients that makeup this beautiful place we call Mzansi. Whenever we gather around a table where there is always aplace for one more, we enrich one another. Food servedwith generosity of spirit entices us to linger and to listen.To the whole story. Unhurried, over flickering candles intothe wee hours of the night. Whether it be a table laden with a culinary feast or agathering around an open fire, food invites us in. Simplemeals prepared with love remind us that it is the blessingof togetherness that truly matters. Here, we rekindle hopewhen we allow ourselves to be real with one another. Sometimes, our South African hearts long for melkkos onmelancholy Sunday evenings, peppermint crisp tart at abirthday celebration, or roosterkoek baked over hot coalsat a barbeque. For those who no longer find themselves inMzansi, this book will no doubt stir up a sense of nostalgia,bringing back beautiful food memories. And for those stillliving under African skies, I hope this collection willawaken the adventurous spirit. Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika: May God bless Africa and all thosewho embody love through their cooking. Sylvia Strauss combines her passion for food, flowers,people, and hospitality in a unique, nostalgic fashion withTrouvrou Mzansi. Her first book, Trouvrou, is an Afrikaansbest-seller with over 9000 copies sold and is a favourite inmany households.